social workers - SEIU Local 721

Social Workers Strengthen Our Families and Communities

September 2, 2015

Social workers help the most vulnerable people in our community. Each situation is challenging and life changing for those in need. SEIU 721 San Bernardino County Social Service Practitioners pride themselves in working Read More...

San Bernardino Professional Unit Votes YES to SEIU 721

April 2, 2015

The Inland Region is growing! After several years of fighting to get out of a corrupt Association that often went against their members' best interest, over 800 San Bernardino County workers in the Professional Unit voted to join SEIU Local 721 last week. "We are excited that our San Bernardino Read More...

Santa Barbara County SEIU 721 Social Workers and Career Employment Specialists Win a Raise

October 8, 2014

On Sept. 17, 2014, SEIU Local 721 and the County of Santa Barbara reached an agreement that will increase the pay by 5% for all social workers and career employment specialists in the county. The Board voted 4-1 to Read More...

SEIU 721-HSA Workload Forum Leads to 59 New Ventura County Jobs

August 5, 2014

The County of Ventura Board of Supervisors voted on August 5, 2014, to approve 59 new positions to help keep children safe in the County. The new additions, which include 30 new social workers, are the result of SEIU 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 safe. Santa Barbara County social workers and 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 professionals, named by the Board of Supervisors to a Blue Ribbon Read More...

LA County Social Workers Believe that All People Matter

April 3, 2014

On March 29, LA County Social Workers celebrated National Social Work Month. This year's theme was: "All People Matter." The celebration recognized the sacrifices of social workers, honored the Read More...

Honoring Inland Area Social Workers

March 31, 2014

March is National Social Worker Appreciation Month and this year's theme is "All People Matter." All through the month, SEIU 721 celebrated the hard work that social workers perform for our communities. Highlights include SEIU 721 Riverside County social workers being honored by the Board of Read More...