Over 100 participants came out to the Citizenship Fair in Oxnard on July 27th. SEIU 721 members and community allies from CAUSE, MICOP, Indivisible Ventura, El Concilio Family Services, the Law Office of Vanessa Frank, Korling Law and other community groups help process over forty N-400 forms. Our Citizenship Fair … Read More
SEIU 721 members at Northeast Valley Health Corporation are continuing to stand united and stand strong for our communities and clinics! Coming off several weeks of negotiations, the NEVHC Bargaining Team led a general membership meeting to give updates on our 2019 contract campaign to Save Our Clinics. We are … Read More
DON’T MISS OUT! SAVE MONEY NOW! LA COUNTY COMMUTER BENEFIT PLAN The County provides a transportation benefit through WageWorks, Inc. called the Commuter Benefit Plan (CBP) which allows employees to save money by using pre-tax dollars to pay for these commuting expenses: bus/rail passes, transit vouchers, Metrolink passes, Transit Access … Read More
By now, most everyone has heard about the death of Noah Cuatro, a four-year-old Palmdale boy who passed away over the Fourth of July weekend under circumstances that authorities are calling suspicious. An investigation into Noah’s death is still underway. But, already, some are trying to scapegoat LA County DCFS … Read More
Our general membership meeting for NEVHC employees is less than 24 hours away! Be sure to come out to get the latest in our campaign to Save our Clinics and the next steps in our bargaining process. Dinner will be served at 5:30 p.m. and there will be raffles throughout … Read More
Green@Home is a special project of SEIU, working with the California Air Resource Board and GRID Alternatives to help SEIU members enroll in energy-saving, money-saving, and planet-saving programs. Participation in the green@home program is at no cost to union members! >> Download the flyer Find out how to: Save on … Read More
Clerical, Janitorial, Grounds Maintenance, Security, Transportation, Food Service, GAIN… In the name of “cost effectiveness,” the County has contracted out thousands of jobs, replacing good union jobs with low-wage jobs that offer no retirement security and unaffordable health care. But that’s changing! On Tuesday, July 16, the Board of Supervisors … Read More
Members working in various LA County departments turned out in full force at today’s Board of Supervisors meeting to demand greater transparency and accountability throughout the Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association (LACERA) – and to demand that their hard-earned retirement dollars be protected. The previous CEO of LACERA – … Read More
Our SEIU 721 Bargaining Team is proud to announce significant victories on a major matter affecting many of us – inequities. Job Classification Pay Raise Percentage Utility Equipment Operator I 5.5% Utility Equipment Operator II 8% Lead Site Maintenance Worker 20% Compost Utility Equipment Operator 5.5% Compost Utility Operator II … Read More
Just as Oxnard’s Mayor Flynn and members of the City Council voted to make drastic cuts to vital city services and on layoffs, it was discovered by the city finance staff that there was 5.6 million dollars in its city bank accounts! So much for “fiscal responsibility.” It’s time … Read More