Riverside County workers spread some early holiday cheer this week with a visit to the board of supervisors office. Accompanied by Rev. Copeland of St. Paul AME, we brought a gift basket to Supervisor Chuck Washington and extended an invitation for him to break bread with us and discuss county … Read More
The Riverside County Board of Supervisors seems to prefer that their dealings with European consulting giant KPMG stay in the shadows. That probably makes it easier for them to do things like turn a $761,600 contract into a $40 million one through amendments – without the taxpayers footing the bill … Read More
For more than a year we’ve negotiated in good-faith with the County of Riverside but they have consistently stayed on their low-road, breaking labor law after labor law! The County’s refusal to bargain in good faith and misinformation campaign in the media have left both county workers and the community … Read More
On Monday, October 30 at 6:30 p.m., we’re asking Riverside County members to answer the call and raise up Riverside! We’ll be calling you and connecting you to a live contract bargaining update and telephone town hall, Led by president Bob Schoonover, chief of staff Gilda Valdez and interim director Eloy … Read More
It’s time for Riverside County’s anti-worker attorneys at Zappia Law Firm to go! Keeping Zappia on the county payroll hurts our county workers, which hurts our entire community, so we’re rallying the community to our cause! Over the past few weeks, members of the Riverside CAT team have been going … Read More
The working families of Riverside County are fed up with the conduct of the County’s outside attorney, Zappia Law Firm. Today, we officially filed a motion for sanctions in Riverside Superior Court charging the County and Zappia Law Firm with misleading the court by omitting key information during the injunction … Read More
In the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, the people of Puerto Rico have endured 14 days without food, water, power and communication. As the death toll rises, elected officials are choosing to focus on the debt Puerto Rico owes to big banks, rather than the sorely needed help the people need. … Read More
On the heels of a powerful two day strike that’s given us tremendous momentum, here’s what you need to know about what comes next for SEIU Local 721 represented members. FIRST – If at ANY point you feel harassed or intimidated because you took action to defend our union, contact … Read More
Day One of the ULP Strike is wrapped up! Thank you to everyone who came out and made sure that the County heard our voices! Day Two of the strike begins on Thursday, September 7th at 7:30 a.m. at the Riverside Convention Center. We’ll meet at the Riverside Convention … Read More
Despite the County’s attempts to block some workers from striking, more than 1,000 Riverside County employees picketed for several hours outside of the Riverside University Hospital Wednesday morning – sending a strong message to management that we’re not backing down! The picket began at 6:30 a.m. and picked up steam … Read More