Tri-Counties - SEIU Local 721

SEIU Endorsed Candidate Deanna McCormick Wins Re-election to VCERA Pension Board

December 9, 2015

SEIU Local 721 members endorsed county worker Deanna McCormick won her bid to be re-elected to the Ventura County Employees' Retirement Association (VCERA). McCormick won by a landslide with 80% of the votes. County Read More...

Big Win at Ventura Pension Board

October 27, 2015

The pension board that oversees the pensions for County of Ventura workers was moving to exclude Market Based Premium Pay from being pensionable. This move from the Ventura County Employees' Retirement Association (VCERA) Board would have hurt workers' secure retirement. VCERA's third-party counsel Read More...

City of Santa Paula Members Approve Tentative Agreement

October 6, 2015

SEIU 721 members in the City of Santa Paula voted by a large margin to approve the tentative agreement. This was the second vote on a tentative agreement, members rejected the first one. After members spoke up before Read More...

Labor Day 2015: Marching for All Families

September 7, 2015

On Labor Day hundreds of SEIU 721 members, families and community allies, marched in Los Angeles and Santa Barbara to celebrate all that is good and strong about being in a union. Other groups held picnics and rallies in Read More...

Santa Barbara County Members Win On Latest Agreement

August 14, 2015

SEIU Local 721 Santa Barbara County members voted overwhelmingly by a 95% YES vote to approve the tentative agreement on the inequity review and also on the economic reopener. "This agreement is a good step in the right direction. Thank you to our bargaining team and SEIU 721 Read More...

SEIU 721 Tri-Counties Stewards BBQ and Summer Meeting Gets Cooking

July 24, 2015

Over 20 Stewards from across Tri-Counties gathered for their monthly meeting and to enjoy some BBQ On July 21 at our Ventura office. Stewards were joined by other 721 leaders including executive board and regional council members and regional staff. Stewards came from Read More...

SEIU 721 Members In the Tri-Counties Tell ALEC To Stop The Assault On Working People

July 23, 2015

SEIU 721 members, retirees and community activists from the Tri-Counties region went down to San Diego to protest the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) meeting on July 22. The group Read More...

Pleasant Valley Recreation and Park District Members Win New Contract

July 8, 2015

The SEIU Local 721 Pleasant Valley Recreation and Park District bargaining team reached a tentative agreement with District negotiators on Monday, June 29, 2015. On July 8, workers voted to ratify the agreement by an overwhelming majority. "We had to fight to get here. I'm happy that members will Read More...

SEIU 721 Santa Barbara County Members Speak Up About Inequities

May 19, 2015

SEIU 721 eligibility workers from Santa Barbara County, including members from the Santa Maria offices, as well as SEIU 721 staff, spoke at the Board of Supervisors meeting in Santa Barbara on Read More...

Welcome to Three New Executive Board Members in the Tri-Counties Region

May 14, 2015

Top Row, left to right: SEIU 721 Tri-Counties Regional Director Joe Kahraman, SEIU 721 President Bob Schoonover.Bottom Row, left to right: New SEIU 721 Executive Board member Charles Harrington, Read More...