County of Ventura News - SEIU Local 721

Ventura County Unions Stand in Solidarity at the Board of Supervisors Meeting

October 28, 2019

Over 100 SEIU 721 members, Ventura County Firefighters, Probation Officers and Operating Engineers showed up for the September 24th Board of Supervisors meeting to stand up for county services, union rights and for Read More...

County of Ventura Bargaining Update – October 25 2019

October 28, 2019

Our SEIU 721 Bargaining Team met on Monday and Wednesday with Ventura County negotiators.We presented our counter proposals and the County returned with theirs. While the County had improvements in some items, the County’s overall position remains disappointing when it comes to areas we Read More...

County of Ventura Bargaining Update – We’re Standing Strong

October 9, 2019

The Bargaining Team had its third meeting with County negotiators on Monday, October 7th. >>Download the flyer We provided updates on our proposals and stood strong on our key priorities - negotiating Read More...

County of Ventura Bargaining Update – Rolling Up Our Sleeves

September 26, 2019

The SEIU 721 County of Ventura bargaining team met for the second time with management at the table on Sept. 23, 2019.The County came back with counter proposals on both economic and non-economic items for only Read More...

Tri-Counties Union Board in a Box Fall 2019

September 19, 2019

Union visibility is about making our SEIU 721 presence known at our worksites – especially now that we’ve kicked off bargaining a new, strong contract with the County of Ventura, our largest employer in the Tri-Counties Region.Union Boards are a designated place where Read More...

Vote Jordan Roberts for VCERA Board to Ensure your Retirement

September 5, 2019

By now, SEIU 721 members under the Ventura County Employees Retirement Association (VCERA) pensions board – County of Ventura, Ventura Superior Court and Ventura Regional Sanitation District – should have received their VCERA ballots.We need your help.Now more Read More...

Ventura County Bargaining HQ

August 14, 2019

Welcome to the Ventura County Bargaining Headquarters. The bargaining team is finishing up its review of the contract and is busily creating our initial proposals. The team was armed with over 1, Read More...

Our Ventura County Contract Action Team (CAT) is fired up and ready to go!

August 9, 2019

Our SEIU 721 County of Ventura CAT team members showed up energized at our August 8th CAT meeting at UFCW 770 Hall in Camarillo.Solidarity remained strong throughout the CAT planning meeting as we heard from the bargaining team and member leaders with an update on bargaining.>> Read More...

SEIU 721 Members Take the Lead at Oxnard Citizenship Fair

July 29, 2019

Over 100 participants came out to the Citizenship Fair in Oxnard on July 27th. SEIU 721 members and community allies from CAUSE, MICOP, Indivisible Ventura, El Concilio Family Services, the Law Read More...

County of Ventura Layoffs – Frequently Asked Questions

May 28, 2019

We'll update this post as we get more information.-- When did the union know about the layoffs? We were officially notified on May 28, 2019. What is the union doing about it? Per the MOA the Read More...