Why are we having a ULP strike? To protest the County’s Unfair Labor Practices (“ULP”). The County has repeatedly broken state labor laws! We need to send a strong message to the County that employees are not willing to put up with it anymore. The County needs to stop its … Read More
We went to the bargaining table on October 15th and 16th and countered the County’s economic proposal with salary increase that will more than offset the health premium increases. The county slightly increased its salary proposal but we’re still far apart. The County offered: We also continued to call for … Read More
We went to the bargaining table on Wednesday, October 8th and finally received a wage proposal from the County. The County’s first economic proposal was: · 2.5% salary increase year 1 · 2% salary increase year 2 · 2% salary increase year 3 At the same time, the County approved a 27.5% increase … Read More
This disrespect from the County at the table is unacceptable! We will be launching Rolling Rallies across the County to prove that we stand united and support our bargaining team. We’ll have the latest schedule here. Come out during your personal time like lunches and breaks. >>RSVP for a Rolling … Read More
We met with negotiators on Wednesday, October 1 and there was still no economic proposals from the County! The bargaining team let the County know that this was unacceptable and that we need an initial economic offer next week before we can make any more responses. At this session, we … Read More
We met with negotiators on Wednesday, September 24 and we still have not received an initial economic proposal from the county. We will continue to fight for a strong contract so that members can live where we work. We TA’d on three items – meal and rest breaks for hospital … Read More
On the heels of our successful action at the Ventura County Board of Supervisors where more than 200 members showed up and presented over 2,100 Living Wage Petition signatures, we had some progress in bargaining. We had our third bargaining session on Wednesday, September 17th and here are some notes … Read More
Our bargaining team met with the County on August 20th and presented our initial proposals. The proposals reflect members’ priorities based on the bargaining survey. This was not a bargaining session but a meeting to discuss our opening proposals. The first true bargaining session is on September 3rd. We also … Read More
Our bargaining team has sent our initial bargaining proposals to the county and we will be meeting on August, 20, 2025 and again on September 3, 2025 to have our first discussions with County management. The proposals reflect the top three priorities of members based on the bargaining surveys – … Read More
Think Ventura County workers deserve fair pay? Then join our SEIU 721 tables from Monday, 8/18, to Thursday 8/21 where you can get more information on our 2025 contract campaign and our fight for living wages! Stop by, ask questions, and learn more. If you haven’t yet, come by and fill … Read More