Ventura County Cost of Living Report 2025

Ventura County faces a worsening affordability crisis, as the majority of its workforce is not compensated at levels sufficient to meet rising living costs.  For many of us, that translates to “we can’t afford to live where we work.” Our SEIU 721 research team did a deep dive into Ventura County


County of Ventura Bargaining Update #9 October 31 2025

County of Ventura Bargaining Update #9 October 31, 2025

We went to the bargaining table on October 29th and 30th. The County countered on our salary proposal with: Year 1 – 3%   Year 2 – 3%   Year 3 – 3% >>Download this update as a flyer We continue to bargain over the County’s contracting out of good


County of Ventura Contracting Out 2025

Ventura County Contracting Out

The County of Ventura has been contracting out good County jobs for many years.  Since 2019, contracting out tripled! Those are jobs that could have been filled by our County members and/or those resources could have gone to existing members to help them better serve our communities. How much is


County of Ventura Bargaining Update #8 – October 24, 2025

We went to the bargaining table on October 22nd and 23rd. We received an update that the County Board voted to allocate $10M to defray Ventura County Medical premium increases, bringing the increases down to 12.5% as opposed to 27.5% We put pressure on the County, and it worked! However,




County of Ventura – We have our 2025 Bargaining Team!

You submitted your bargaining team nominations, voted, and now we have our newly elected 2025 County of Ventura Bargaining Team! With our new bargaining team structure, we have eight Tables associated with job classification roles: Clerical, Community Based Care, Direct Patient Care, Professional, Public Works, Service Work, Social Services HSA, and


County of Ventura Contract Action Team July 19 2025 Meeting

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Join us for our Contract Action Team (CAT) meeting on Saturday, July 19, 2025, from 10am to 11:30am at our NEW Ventura office! At this month’s CAT meeting we’ll review how COPE and our relationship with politics are an important part of winning a strong contract. >>RSVP here for the


County of Ventura Bargaining Surveys – 2025

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Our County of Ventura contract expires on December 18, 2025, and it’s time to gear up for bargaining! We need your input on our 2025 bargaining survey so our bargaining team can review our priorities and formulate proposals. With your input and participation, we can negotiate the best possible contract