County of Ventura News - SEIU Local 721

Nurses and Healthcare Professionals Win Big Victory on Hospital Safety Standards

February 5, 2021

For too long, nurses have been asked to provide patients with high-quality care amidst dangerously low staffing levels. Never has this fact been illustrated more vividly than during the COVID-19 pandemic, as ERs have Read More...

Ventura County VCERA Update Jan 22, 2021

January 22, 2021

Our union continues to work with the County and other unions -primarily Fire and Sheriff - in addressing the still unresolved impact to Classic employees/members as a result of the Alameda Supreme Court case ruling. Our lawyers are working to respond to the initial court filing in the Read More...

County of Ventura Day After Thanksgiving – WE Won That

November 23, 2020

County of Ventura This year we've faced a host of unprecedented challenges from the pandemic public health crisis to financial turmoil at city, county and state levels. But because we stayed union strong throughout Read More...

VCERA Update: Unions and VCERA Agree to Continue to Meet on the Flex Credit

October 30, 2020

SEIU 721 Regional Director Danny Carrillo and SEIU 721's counsel participated in the last VCERA meeting on October 12 to discuss the Alameda Decision and the impact to SEIU legacy VCERA participants. SEIU continues Read More...

SEIU 721 is Keeping its Eye on VCERA

September 17, 2020

VENTURA COUNTY EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION (VCERA) UPDATE SEIU 721 Tri-Counties Regional Director Danny Carrillo spoke at the September 14 VCERA Zoom meeting on an agenda item of great importance to Classic employees/members. VCERA had its first public board response Read More...

This Labor Day, rest up for the big battle ahead

September 4, 2020

It’s been a momentous Summer on top of an extraordinarily challenging year that, much like the COVID-19 pandemic, is not over yet. For many of us, as SEIU 721 Members, it has been especially difficult. We make up much of the frontline workforce that has kept Southern California Read More...

A Strong Union Contract Protects Ventura County Fire Dispatchers

August 18, 2020

Steward Jordan Roberts, steward Brandon Miller, Marnie Morgan, and Michael Orozco. The Coronavirus public health crisis is wreaking havoc on our Ventura County resources. Our frontline workers Read More...

SEIU 721 County of Ventura Members Win Increase to Maximum Vacation Accrual

June 15, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic is wreaking havoc in our workplaces and in our lives. SEIU Local 721 is moving swiftly to keep up with all the changes in all our jurisdictions to help keep all workers and the clients we serve safe. Our union was able to argue and push for raising member's vacation Read More...

SEIU 721 Members Endorse Cecilia Hernandez-Garcia for VCERA Board

June 10, 2020

VCERA ballots will be mailed on June 19 to members under the Ventura County Employees' Retirement Association (VCERA) pensions board – County of Ventura, Ventura Superior Court and Ventura Read More...

COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions for the County of Ventura

April 28, 2020

COUNTY OF VENTURA The COVID-19 pandemic is causing shifts in our lives and in our workplaces on a daily basis. SEIU Local 721 is moving swiftly to keep up with all the changes in all our Read More...