News - SEIU Local 721

Alert! “Right to Work (For Less)” In Riverside

February 7, 2018

Our rights and benefits in Riverside County are under attack from anti-worker forces that are trying to divide our union! We have learned that an anti-worker organization has been given access to our worksites across Read More...

Our Voice is our Resistance at the Oxnard Citizenship Fair

February 3, 2018

Over 100 participants and volunteers filled the Cesar E. Chavez Elementary School cafeteria for our Feb 3rd Citizenship Fair. SEIU 721 members, CAUSE and other community groups helped dozens of legal permanent residents with their path to U.S. citizenship after filling out their N-400 forms. Read More...

Riverside County’s “Last Best Final” Offer

February 2, 2018

WE WANT TO RAISE UP—RIVERSIDE COUNTY WANTS uS TO PAY UP THE COST OF THEIR REVENUE WASTE! After one-year of bad-faith negotiations, Riverside County submitted their “last best final offer” on July 19th — and it Read More...

#FlipThe25th … it’s time for Steve Knight to leave the House!

February 1, 2018

Rep. Steve Knight continues to put special interests ahead of his own constituents in Congressional District 25. It's time for Steve Knight to leave the House - and for us to #FlipThe25th! That's exactly what we Read More...

As Black History Month Starts, SEIU 721 Remembers Sacrifice of Sanitation Workers

February 1, 2018

The gruesome on-duty deaths of two Memphis sanitation workers on Feb 1, 1968 spurred a series of events that forever changed the struggle for worker safety and civil rights. Now, 50 years later, the fight for safe working conditions and to establish and maintain our collective Read More...

Fact Finding, Even More PERB Complaints, and Riverside County Loses their Petty Lawsuit!

February 1, 2018

BANG! BOOM! POW! On the heels of the Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) issuing a handful of complaints to kick off the month, the Labor board has issued yet another round of complaints against the County, bringing up the total to 11(and counting)! As if the latest Read More...

They’re Trying To Eliminate Worker Power

January 31, 2018

On Monday, February 26th, the Supreme Court begins hearing Janus v. AFSCME, a case that could usher in "Right to Work (for less)," a long-time scheme of anti-worker politicians and greedy Read More...

The “Right To Work” Attack on Riverside

January 31, 2018

It didn't take long for so-called "Right To Work" goons to set their sights on Riverside County workers. As soon as our ULP strike started making waves, the anti-worker website CapitalResearch.org published a brazen hit piece on our members. In addition to a headline blaming county workers, Read More...

LA County Board of Supervisors: “Don’t Short-Change Working Families!”

January 30, 2018

Sign this petition to give the Board of Supervisors your “two cents.” Remind them: “Don’t short-change working families!” Sign the Petition! LA County works because we do. But we Read More...

SEIU Senate One Voice Townhall

January 29, 2018

U.S. Senator, Dianne Feinstein and CA State Senate President, Kevin De Leon will be interviewed in person by SEIU members from across the state at our SEIU CALIFORNIA ONE VOICE U.S. SENATE Read More...