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Our bargaining team went to the bargaining table with County negotiators on November 12th, 13th, and 14th. The County also had a special closed session Board of Supervisors meeting on the 13th where they discussed union negotiations.
After the Board meeting, County negotiators increased their general salary proposal to:
Year 1: -3.5%
Year 2: -3.5%
Year 3: -3.25%
We also had movement on Article 32 on workload language for CBS and Social Workers. And we TA’d on Article 12 with an increase to vacation buyback (120hrs after 5 years).
We’re not only concerned about economics. SEIU 721 members have had it with management’s bad-faith bargaining and ongoing violations of labor law. Today, we filed three new Unfair Labor Practice charges against the County for:
- Surveillance of union members
- Direct dealing
- Interference with members’ protected rights
These ULPs add to the growing pattern of the County’s unlawful behavior.
This week our bargaining team will be in negotiations Monday through Friday.
GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING – NOVEMBER 20
All members are invited to our meeting this Thursday, November 20, to get the latest bargaining updates. The meeting will be from 6pm to 7pm at our SEIU 721 office and via Zoom. Stay tuned for more details.
UPCOMING ACTIONS
November 18 – Board of Supervisors action. Let’s pack the chambers!
8am-11am RSVP
November 18 – Rolling Rally at the Government Center
6:30am-8am and 11:30am-1:30pm RSVP
November 19 – Rolling Rally at HSA Telephone Rd./Market St., 4651 Telephone Rd., Ventura
11:30am -1:30pm RSVP
November 20 – Rolling Rally at VCMC, 300 Hillmont /Ave., Ventura
6:30am-8am and 11:30am-1:30pm RSVP
