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We did it! Thanks to our tireless dedication at the negotiation table and in the field, our SEIU 721 County of Ventura bargaining team delivered on a strong Tentative Agreement (TA). The agreement provides historic gains that uplift members, our families and our communities. An overwhelming majority of the … Read More
Join LMU students, faculty, staff, alumni, and union and community supporters on Tuesday, December 9th, for a massive day of action to demand LMU return to the bargaining table!
Our bargaining team went to the bargaining table with County negotiators on November 12th, 13th, and 14th. The County also had a special closed session Board of Supervisors meeting on the 13th where they discussed union negotiations. After the Board meeting, County negotiators increased their general salary proposal to: Year … Read More
Dear President Poon, We, the members of Fordham University AAUP (American Association of University Professors), write to strongly urge Loyola Marymount University’s Board of Trustees to retract their invocation of a “religious exemption” and return to negotiations with the non-tenure-track faculty union. As at LMU, educators at Fordham are heir … Read More
After weeks of voting, the results are finally in! SEIU 721 County of Ventura members voted in favor of an ULP strike, with a resounding 98% voting YES. We don’t want to go on strike; we want the County to follow the law and bargain in good faith to win a … Read More
LMU’s board of trustees and Thomas Poon have joined the war against workers! They announced it would stop recognizing our union and end bargaining with us for a first union contract. Even if the board of trustees think they have found a legal loophole that justifies their actions, their decision is a moral failure that violates the principles of Catholic social teaching. It is union-busting, plain and simple. No university that claims to stand for justice or Jesuit values should treat its faculty this way.
Ventura County faces a worsening affordability crisis, as the majority of its workforce is not compensated at levels sufficient to meet rising living costs. For many of us, that translates to “we can’t afford to live where we work.” Our SEIU 721 research team did a deep dive into Ventura County … Read More
We went to the bargaining table on October 29th and 30th. The County countered on our salary proposal with: Year 1 – 3% Year 2 – 3% Year 3 – 3% >>Download this update as a flyer We continue to bargain over the County’s contracting out of good … Read More
The County of Ventura has been contracting out good County jobs for many years. Since 2019, contracting out tripled! Those are jobs that could have been filled by our County members and/or those resources could have gone to existing members to help them better serve our communities. How much is … Read More