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MEDIA ADVISORY FOR: Wed., Sep. 6, 2017 – Riverside County Employees to Go On Strike for Safety

Riverside County Employees to Go On Strike for Safety; Demands Include a Halt to Chronic Safety Breaches and an End to Labor Law Violations    SEIU 721 Represented Riverside County Employees Including Health Care Providers, Social Workers, Correctional Officers, Mental Health Care Workers, Engineers, and Other Frontline Public Service Providers Walk Off the Job; Riverside County on the Hook … Read More




MEDIA ADVISORY FOR: Tues., Apr. 18, 2017 – L.A. City Councilmembers to Join Fix L.A. Coalition to renew City’s Commitment to Restore Services and Create 5,000 New Front-Line Service Jobs

L.A. City Councilmembers to Join Fix L.A. Coalition to Renew City’s Commitment to Restore Services and Create 5,000 New Front-Line Service Jobs as City Heads into Budget Season   Fix L.A. Accounts for Just 210 New Full-Time Hires One Year After Mayor Promised 5,000 New Jobs; Coalition Warns State of … Read More


MEDIA ADVISORY FOR: Tues., Apr. 18, 2017 – On Tax Day, Riverside County Employees and Residents Condemn the County’s Potential $119 Million Waste of Taxpayer Dollars

On Tax Day, Riverside County Employees and Residents Condemn the County’s Potential $119 Million Waste of Taxpayer Dollars; Demand Riverside County CEO Jay Orr Renegotiate Toxic Bank Deal   Toxic Swap with Wells Fargo Could Drain County Coffers Up to $69.4 Million in Excessive Fees over Life of Deal; KPMG … Read More


MEDIA ADVISORY FOR: Tues., Apr. 11, 2017 – Violent Attack on Nurse Leads Riverside County Employees to Host 3 Days of Self-Defense Classes

Violent Attack on Nurse Leads Riverside County Employees to Host 3 Days of Self-Defense Classes as Management Ignores Increasingly Dangerous Conditions   Safety Breaches Rampant Throughout County Facilities; Official Grievance by Correctional Facility Nurses Describes Many in ‘Fear of a Violent Attack That May Lead to Death at Work’   … Read More



MEDIA ADVISORY FOR: Fri., Sept. 23, 2016 – Harbor Regional Center Frontline Caseworkers Demand Management Put Care of Special Needs Patients First

Harbor Regional Center Frontline Case Workers Demand Management Put Care of Special Needs Patients First   Management Blocking Disbursement of $1.8 Million Designated to Strengthen Frontline Services Hurts Harbor Area Residents with Special Needs and Developmental Disabilities   Torrance, CA—Workers on the front lines of patient care at the Harbor … Read More