Tri-Counties - SEIU Local 721

Making the Difference: From the June Primary to the November General Election!

June 14, 2016

The way we win elections is by talking with voters. And with over 500 shifts as volunteers in consistent door knocking canvasses and marathon phone-banks, SEIU 721 helped make the difference for our endorsed candidates Read More...

Human Services Agency Workers at County of Ventura Stand Up for Health and Safety on the Job

June 9, 2016

Recent bomb threats at HSA locations put the public and workers at risk. Management's poor communication as these incidents evolved left workers and the public in the dark. On Monday, May 31, SEIU Local 721 member leaders in HSA delivered a grievance and hundreds of petition signatures to HSA Read More...

June 7 Primary Election: It’s Time to Get Out the Vote!

May 13, 2016

Dear Sisters and Brothers, As one individual you may not think your vote will make a difference. But just imagine the powerful impact of our collective votes as tens of thousands of union members Read More...

SEIU 721 City of Ventura Members Vote to Approve Tentative Agreement

May 2, 2016

*Update: On Monday, Mary 16, the Ventura City Council voted unanimously to approve the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)! All SEIU 721 bargaining units (A, G, S & Q) in the City of Ventura voted overwhelmingly to Read More...

New SEIU 721 County of Ventura Bargaining Team Elected

April 25, 2016

(Last Updated 7/6/2016, 11:48am) The ballots are in and have been counted. Congratulations to the new SEIU 721 County of Ventura Bargaining Team! The ballots are in and were counted on Friday, May 20 at the SEIU Ventura office. Bargaining team members will have the important Read More...

2016 SEIU International Convention Delegate Election Results

April 19, 2016

ELECTED DELEGATES Region 1 (Members who work for the County of Los Angeles in bargaining units 221, 222, 311, 312, 341, 342, 722, 729 (Health)) Carol Carroll Christine Romero Saundra Wooten Yolanda Roybal Frank Guy Region 2 (Members who work for the County Read More...

We Did it Again on the Streets of LA!

April 14, 2016

We did it again! Thousands of SEIU union members, Fast Food Workers, and community allies poured into the streets to march in celebration of our recent $15/hr. minimum wage victory, and to let the Read More...

Statement from President Bob Schoonover on our nation’s first statewide $15 min wage law:

April 4, 2016

Today, working families across California are celebrating the signing of Senate Bill 3, which establishes a pathway to a $15 minimum wage by 2022. This historic legislation will lift California's working families out of poverty, and transform the lives of the 6.5 million Californians who Read More...

Statewide $15/hr. and Supreme Court update from SEIU Local 721 President Bob Schoonover

March 30, 2016

Sisters and Brothers of SEIU Local 721, This week began with SEIU representatives joining our elected officials in Sacramento to announce California's plan for a higher wage. The Fight For $15 that Read More...

SEIU Local 721 Members Elect New Executive Board

March 11, 2016

The newly elected executive board of SEIU Local 721 is responsible for representing the interests of its members, and manages the Local's affairs including continuing the dynamic worker-led Read More...