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 celebration of the work we have achieved, and the challenges we have before us.
The delegation made it very clear that if the County strives to provide quality health care, it must invest in the workers on the frontline delivering health services. An investment in Nurses is an investment in patients and the communities they live in!
Social workers help the most vulnerable people in our community. Each situation is challenging and life changing for those in need. SEIU 721 San Bernardino County Social Service Practitioners pride themselves in working with families and community agencies to prevent children from being injured or killed.
The SEIU 721 San Bernardino County Professional Unit bargaining team has been preparing for bargaining by attending trainings and going through contract proposals over the past few months. The team recently met with management to establish ground rules and will present the County with initial proposals at the next session, scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 27.
The SEIU 721 bargaining team for the San Bernardino County Superior Court Reporters and Court Support Services unit have been going line-by-line through the current contract to strengthen future contract language. The team presented non-economic issues during last week’s bargaining.
Our hearts go out to our fellow Social Worker and her family, this attack on one of our sisters is both heartbreaking and infuriating; the issue of safety at our workplace is not new and has been escalating in the last year. A Social worker’s job is to protect children and families by confronting an array of dangerous situations including domestic violence, individuals with severe mental illness and drug use.
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.
Starting August, all L.A. County members were strongly encouraged to wear their official “Raise up ALL of LA County” sweatbands everyday while on the job to show their Local 721 unity.
SEIU Local 721 members will be receiving further information including details of tentative agreement, ballots and voting instructions via mail. Members should also be on the look out for their worksite organizers in the coming weeks.
The SEIU 721 Riverside County Per Diem bargaining unit members voted unanimously to accept the tentative agreement reached with management.
Per Diem workers are set to receive raises and other economic incentives and union rights, pending approval from the Board of Supervisors at their next meeting.