What’s Going On In Riverside?
For more than a year we’ve tried to negotiate in good-faith with the County of Riverside but they have consistently stayed on their low-road, breaking labor law after labor law!
To date, we have filed 19 unfair practice charges against the County detailing its bad-faith bargaining, surveillance, and refusal to provide information critical to our ability to bargain effectively with the County, including transparency about their multi-million dollar toxic swap deal with Wells Fargo, their $40 million dollar contract with European consulting giant KPMG, and scores of other critical information. That’s 19 times the County has stooped lower and lower to silence our voices and stonewall bargaining!
This doesn’t just impact county workers – these unfair practices harm everyone who lives and works in Riverside County. Every dollar spent on outside consultants or bad deals is a dollar not being put toward vital county services – and the lack of transparency means we can’t even be sure where all these tax dollars are going! On top of that, long-standing safety issues at county facilities prevent faithful public servants from being able to provide the critical care that Riverside County residents need.
We have had it with the County’s bad-faith bargaining and will be going on an Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) strike on September 6th and 7th.
How Can I Support Striking SEIU 721 Members In Riverside?
Even if you’re not a Riverside County SEIU 721 member, we invite you to join us and stand up for workers!
Participate In Actions
Riverside County Workers will be taking part in actions throughout the day on Wed. 9/6 and Thur. 9/7, beginning with a picket at Riverside County Regional Medical Center on Wednesday morning. If you are an SEIU 721 member who is not employed by Riverside County, we invite you to use vacation, break or off-shift time to join us on the picket line. We also extend this invitation to any community members who would like to join.
Follow us on social media for details on additional actions throughout the week.
Spread The Word
The unfair practices perpetuated by Riverside County affect the entire Riverside community – so it’s important to let our friends and neighbors know. Here are some resources you can use to get the word out.
Facebook Posts
Riverside County Declares Impasse
Twitter Posts
Riverside County employees are ready to give the County notification of an Unfair Labor Practice Strike to #RaiseUpRivCo pic.twitter.com/uvxytF0K0j
— SEIU 721 (@SEIU721) August 29, 2017
Millions for consultants but what about safety? #RaiseUpRivCo https://t.co/vpNiPN4IFX
— SEIU 721 (@SEIU721) August 29, 2017
Labor law violations include harassment of hospital staff learning self-defense during break & the inexplicable yanking of a Safety Proposal https://t.co/F3iWglOE2d
— SEIU 721 (@SEIU721) August 29, 2017
SEIU 721 Resources
Contact County Supervisor John Tavaglione
John Tavaglione is the chairman of the Riverside County Board of Supervisors. Contact Chairman Tavaglione and tell him that you’re fed up with the county’s $40 million sweetheart deal with KPMG, toxic swap deal with Wells Fargo, overall lack of financial transparency and total disregard for worker safety at county facilities.
John F. Tavaglione
4080 Lemon Street
Post Office Box 1646
Riverside, CA 92502-1646
Main: (951) 955-1020
Fax: (951) 955-2362
Email Address: District2@rivco.org