Our new Santa Barbara County Chapter Board for 2025-2027 is set! Please help us congratulate our new Chapter Board! Chair – Yuri Gomez Co-Chair – Ari Robledo Treasurer – Bernie Ruiz Secretary – Winona Mounts At large – Steve Hernandez At large – Beverly Garcia Their term of service is two years … Read More
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 email with voting instructions on Wednesday, September 13th! Paper ballots must be received in the pre-paid return envelope … Read More
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 members … Read More
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 participation that we can help protect services in our community. You can … Read More
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 back earnings are no longer pensionable, our union has been following this case on behalf … Read More
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 retirement. She is currently serving on the SBCERS board … Read More
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 functioning during … Read More
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 the term of the contract* The SEIU 721 Santa Barbara County Bargaining Team fought diligently to go from seeing management proposals with … Read More
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 contract for … Read More
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 counties, helping provide emergency response services at hospitals and strengthening our community security net through Human Services Agency … Read More