News - SEIU Local 721

LA County Nurses: Check Your August 30 Check for Your First Retention Bonus

August 16, 2019

Our FIRST RETENTION BONUS will finally be our paychecks! All eligible BU 311 and 312 members should receive it at the end of this month. So check your August 30 check. Make sure you get the First Retention Bonus we Read More...

Mediation in Riverside County

August 15, 2019

SEIU LOCAL 721 RIVERSIDE COUNTY BARGAINING UPDATE SEIU LOCAL 721 and RIVERSIDE COUNTY will participate in mediation on 8/19, 8/21, 9/11 - 9/13 in an effort to reach an agreement on a contract/MOU. The Public Employment Relations Board approached both parties about the idea of mediation. PERB has Read More...

Ventura County Bargaining HQ

August 14, 2019

Welcome to the Ventura County Bargaining Headquarters. The bargaining team is finishing up its review of the contract and is busily creating our initial proposals. The team was armed with over 1,000 of your Read More...

Santa Ana part-timers are meeting up in August

August 12, 2019

The SEIU 721 Santa Ana Chapter will host special union meetings through this month specifically for our members who are Part-Time Non-Civil Service (PTNCS). Get all your questions answered. Refreshments provided! Read More...

NEVHC Members Kick Off Bargaining with Unity Breaks and Lunch Demonstrations

August 12, 2019

As contract bargaining continues, SEIU 721 members throughout the Northeast Valley Health Corporation are keeping up the pressure on management. We’re demonstrating that we know our full union rights. This includes taking regularly scheduled breaks and clocking out for a Read More...

Our Ventura County Contract Action Team (CAT) is fired up and ready to go!

August 9, 2019

Our SEIU 721 County of Ventura CAT team members showed up energized at our August 8th CAT meeting at UFCW 770 Hall in Camarillo. Solidarity remained strong throughout the CAT planning meeting as we heard from the bargaining team and member leaders with an update on Read More...

Statement by Bob Schoonover in Response to Recent Mass Shootings

August 8, 2019

As President of SEIU 721 and SEIU California, I feel compelled to express my thoughts in the aftermath of President Donald Trump’s visit to El Paso, Texas, which – along with Dayton, Ohio – Read More...

‘Immigration First Aid Care-A-Van’ to take place August 17

August 8, 2019

RSVP here to join us on a special humanitarian mission. We’re headed to the US-Mexico border once again – calling on our Union’s healthcare professionals to provide emergency first aid to vulnerable children and families, who are bearing the brunt of forces well beyond their control. Read More...

NEVHC WIC workers hold spirited Unity Breaks to fight against cuts to patient care

August 1, 2019

In a show of unity with each other and the patients they serve, Northeast Valley Health Corporation WIC workers exercised their union rights and used their break time to demonstrate against cuts Read More...

Flex your power and take your break

July 31, 2019

As our Northeast Valley Health Corporation contract negotiations continue, it’s clear: Management will not move until they feel the full force of our Union power. So it’s time for us to Read More...