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
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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,
Why are we having a ULP strike? To protest the County’s Unfair Labor Practices (“ULP”). The County has repeatedly broken state labor laws! We need to send a strong message to the County that employees are not willing to put up with it anymore. The County needs to stop its
We went to the bargaining table on Wednesday, October 8th and finally received a wage proposal from the County. The County’s first economic proposal was: · 2.5% salary increase year 1 · 2% salary increase year 2 · 2% salary increase year 3 At the same time, the County approved a 27.5% increase
This disrespect from the County at the table is unacceptable! We will be launching Rolling Rallies across the County to prove that we stand united and support our bargaining team. We’ll have the latest schedule here. Come out during your personal time like lunches and breaks. >>RSVP for a Rolling
After days of voting, the results are finally in! City of Simi Valley members overwhelmingly voted in favor of an Unfair Labor Practice strike with a resounding 99% voting YES. Dozens of City of Simi Valley members rallied at the Simi Valley City Hall, building picket signs then rallying and