Sept. 25th Bus Schedule – South Bay
Teachers Selling Plasma – Our Need to Stay Union Strong
Time Magazine’s cover story this week explores how teaching became one of the most underpaid professions in the US. The teachers profiled have to sell plasma and work multiple jobs to make ends meet, despite holding advanced degrees and doing vitally important work. One of the reasons teachers are so … Read More
Riverside Press-Enterprise: County Has Yet To Impose Terms
Our union power is making headlines in Riverside County. This week, the Press-Enterprise dug into our ongoing battle against the County’s bad-faith bargaining and unfair labor practices. The article highlighted the past selflessness of County workers in the wake of the Great Recession, saying, “The unions in the dispute, SEIU … Read More
Riverside County Supervisor Candidates & Community Pledge To Raise Up Riverside, SEIU Endorses Prop 10
Dozens of Riverside County stakeholders gathered at the IBEW Local 440 hall in Riverside on Thursday night to meet Riverside County Board of Supervisors candidates Russ Bogh and Eric Linder and CA State Senate candidate Joy Silver, as well as get an update on the fight to Raise Up Riverside. … Read More
SEIU 721 Inland Region COPE Members Endorse Eric Linder for Riverside County Board of Supervisors
SEIU 721 Inland Region COPE members have endorsed former State Assembly member Eric Linder for Riverside County Board of Supervisors District 2. A Corona resident and former member of the state assembly, Eric Linder is committed to fighting for quality of life issues for Riverside County. In the assembly, he … Read More
MAJOR VICTORY – Judge Bars Riverside Imposition, Reinstates Nurses
In a massive victory against a hostile employer, the Riverside County Superior Court ruled on three major issues: 1. There can be no imposition of the “last, best and final” offer until the outstanding unfair labor practice charges against the County are resolved. 2. The County must also reinstate and make … Read More
Imposition Vote Delayed, Riverside County Cat & Mouse Continues
Last week, Riverside County put imposition on the agenda for this Tuesday’s board meeting. The legality of this move was unclear, as the County is currently under a temporary restraining order barring it from imposing an insulting last, best and final offer. In fact, there was a hearing in Riverside County Superior … Read More
Anti-Worker Attack Prepares to Hit California
The Janus v. AFSCME Supreme Court decision, which is expected to establish nation-wide Right to Work (for less) in the public sector, will likely arrive sometime before the end of June, and anti-worker forces like the Freedom Foundation are already preparing to do everything they can to strip public sector workers of … Read More
SEIU 721 Members Deliver at the Polls!
California’s June primary was a victory for working families, as SEIU 721 member power boosted strong, pro-worker candidates at the polls. In a time when the rich and greedy are doing everything they can to rig the system in their favor by pushing anti-worker policies like “Right to Work” (for … Read More