Santa Barbara - SEIU Local 721

Re-Elect Laurie Lee to the SBCERS Pension Board

September 5, 2023

Laurie Lee is OUR current General Membership representative on the Santa Barbara County Employees’ Retirement System Board. Vote online or by mail - September 13th through October 10th Look for your Read More...

Congratulations to our new SEIU 721 County of Santa Barbara Chapter Board!

December 10, 2021

You submitted your Chapter Board nominations to set the County of Santa Barbara on a winning path. Congratulations to our new Chapter Board members and to all who participated in the process. The Chapter Board’s role is to help represent you, help build our union power and to activate Read More...

County of Santa Barbara – Time to Gear Up for Bargaining!

March 3, 2021

County of Santa Barbara It's time to prepare for our upcoming bargaining campaign for Santa Barbara County employees. Our contract expires on June 27, 2021. We need to hear from you! It is only with our unity and Read More...

Santa Barbara County SBCERS Update Jan 22 2021

January 22, 2021

SEIU 721 Benefits Director Ramon Rubalcava and SEIU Regional Director Danny Carrillo attended the last SBCERS meeting on January 13 via Zoom. As the Alameda Supreme Court case ruled last summer that stand-by and call Read More...

Congratulations! Xiaoli Zhang-King Elected to SBCERS Pension Board

October 8, 2020

SBCERS members voted to elect our SEIU 721 member-endorsed candidate, Xiaoli Zhang-King, as the General Member of the Board of Retirement. Xiaoli is a Senior Financial Systems Analyst with the Auditor Controller’s Office and she is committed to protecting our 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...

Congratulations Santa Barbara County – We Did It!

May 2, 2018

With an overwhelming YES vote, Santa Barbara County members won a strong three year contract that protects retirement security and provides additional wage increases. 8% salary increases over Read More...

SEIU 721 Santa Barbara County Bargaining Team Delivers on a Tentative Agreement that Protects Secure Retirement

April 18, 2018

We did it! Our bargaining team reached a Tentative Agreement on a strong three year contract that protects our County and the key services our communities depend on. 8% salary increases over the term of the contract for PEPRA Employees 5.5% salary increase over the term of the Read More...

Help is Available for SEIU 721 Workers in the Thomas Fire Zones

December 27, 2017

On the heels of the most devastating fire in California history, families are still feeling the effects of the Thomas Fire. SEIU 721 members have been busy throughout Ventura and Santa Barbara Read More...

SEIU 721 Frontline Workers Handle Massive Emergency Response as Their Own Homes Are Threatened by Thomas Fire

December 13, 2017

Fifth Largest Wildfire in California History Impacts SEIU Members Working at Over 20 Sites throughout Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties VENTURA, CA – Scores of SEIU 721 members living Read More...