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Why I’m Fighting for Social and Economic Justice and You Should Too

My name is Barbara Hunter. I’m a single mom of two. I work for the City of Riverside and I am a proud union member of SEIU Local 721. I want to tell you why I support the National Fight for $15 and why I think we need it here in the Inland region and in Southern California.

I make just a little more than $15 an hour and it’s a struggle for me to make ends meet. Every week I have to make difficult choices about where to spend my hard earned money. The price of gas, milk, and healthcare – they all keep going up.

City of Indio Chapter Selects 2015 Bargaining Team

SEIU 721 City of Indio Chapter members gathered at the end of February to elect alternate members of the bargaining team, meet with Eloy Alvarez, SEIU 721 chief negotiator, and fill out bargaining surveys. The bargaining team heard a financial presentation from the City and discussed bargaining ground rules.

Riverside County College Scholarship Applications Now Available

Are you looking for ways to fund your child’s college education? Each year SEIU Local 721 and the County of Riverside offer joint scholarship awards to legal dependents of SEIU 721 members who are county employees. Application deadline is April 17, 2015.

Inland NAACP Chapter Honors VP Linda Dent and Labor Unions

The NAACP Riverside Branch 1059 honored SEIU 721 Vice President Linda Dent, with its Foot Soldier award at the civil rights organization’s Second Annual Labor Awards Dinner and Dance. The event took place on Saturday, Dec. 13, at the Radisson Hotel in Ontario.

Inland Members Collect Toys-Food for Needy Families

As the sun peaked out under retreating storm clouds, the SEIU 721 City of Riverside chapter teamed up with Riverside County members, IBEW Local 47 and the Riverside Police Officers Association for a joint union canned food and toy drive that concluded with a fun Holiday Barbecue on Saturday, Dec. 13.

Holiday Happenings in the Inland Area

The cool air of fall has finally come to Inland Southern California and as we give thanks and head into the Holiday season there are several SEIU 721 sponsored family friendly events to attend: Festival of Trees, Canned Food and Toy Drive, and Wreaths Across America Day.

¡Si, Mi Familia Vota! – Why it is Important to Vote

I’m an immigrant from El Salvador whose family came to the United States for a brighter future. My father’s most valued liberty was the right to vote. He instilled in all of us the importance and responsibility of voting.

Palm Springs Picnic: Fun, Sun, Food and Family

Under sunny blue skies and puffy white clouds, SEIU 721 Inland Region members and their families celebrated the many contributions they and their co-workers have made in the desert, with a day of family fun, food and games at Victoria Park in Palm Springs on Saturday, Oct. 25.

Riverside Customer Service Reps Stay Cool in the Heat

Having gone through a dry spring and hot summer, California is in the throngs of one of the worst droughts in recent history. Residents in Inland Southern California know all too well that, while water makes the desert green, it can also tax resources both financially and environmentally. SEIU 721 City of Riverside members at the Riverside Public Utilities’ Customer Service and 311 Call Centers know they have to be extra cool and professional when the mercury soars.