Board of Supervisors - SEIU Local 721

Raise Up ALL of LA County

April 15, 2015

On April 15, we called on the Board of Supervisors to strengthen public services and end poverty wages. The wages working families are being paid are completely out of balance with what people need to survive. The Read More...

Ventura County Finds Initiative Illegal then Votes it onto the Ballot

June 17, 2014

The Ventura County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously on June 17 to put the pension-killing initiative on the November ballot, after County Counsel, Leroy Smith found the initiative to be illegal. This seemingly contradictory position comes as the Board felt that based on state law it had Read More...

Santa Barbara County Social Workers Are Standing Up for Child Safety

May 27, 2014

SEIU Local 721 social workers spoke up at the Board of Supervisors meeting on May 20 to urge the Board to support children in Santa Barbara County by improving recruitment and retention of social workers to keep children Read More...

LA County Social Workers Respond to Blue Ribbon Report

April 24, 2014

It's been a year since the tragic death of Gabriel Fernandez, the eight-year-old Palmdale boy badly beaten while under the protection of Los Angeles County's child welfare system. Now, a group of serious-minded Read More...

Supervisor Stone Assures RCRMC Workers: Your Jobs Are Safe

February 27, 2014

Jeff Stone, center front, answered questions from RCRMC employees during an open forum session at the hospital. On Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014, nearly 200 public service workers from the Riverside County Regional Medical Center packed three informational sessions to hear directly Read More...

Riverside County Supervisory Members to Receive $1.6 Million in Wage Increases

February 25, 2014

Several hundred SEIU 721 Riverside County Supervisory Unit members in more than 30 classifications will receive over $1.6 million in wage increases due to negotiated contract language. The money will come as salary increases of up to 5.5%, many with retroactive pay back to Sept. Read More...