Tri-Counties

COPE Town Hall for State Senate District 27

Did you know that we have a vote in choosing which candidates our unions supports for elected office? It’s OUR choice. State Senate Candidates for District 27.

City of Santa Paula Members Approve Tentative Agreement

SEIU 721 members in the City of Santa Paula voted by a large margin to approve the tentative agreement.

This was the second vote on a tentative agreement, members rejected the first one. After members spoke up before the last city council meeting closed session, the council assured them that they would set up a process to become more informed on future bargaining negotiations.

Labor Day 2015: Marching for All Families

On Labor Day hundreds of SEIU 721 members, families and community allies, marched in Los Angeles and Santa Barbara to celebrate all that is good and strong about being in a union. Other groups held picnics and rallies in celebration of the work we have achieved, and the challenges we have before us.

SEIU 721 Members In the Tri-Counties Tell ALEC To Stop The Assault On Working People

SEIU 721 members, retirees and community activists from the Tri-Counties region went down to San Diego to protest the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) meeting on July 22. The group participated in the actions along with other labor allies in the Tri-Counties Central Labor Council. The bus load of activists left from Camarillo and also included UDW AFSCME members who came all the way down from Santa Maria on the Central Coast.

Welcome to Three New Executive Board Members in the Tri-Counties Region

On May 6 the SEIU 721 Tri-Counties Regional Council interviewed qualified candidates for three vacant SEIU 721 Tri-Counties Executive Board (Eboard) seats. Per the SEIU Local 721 Bylaws, the Regional Council has sole authority to appoint its replacements to the local’s Executive Board.

A Big Step Up in Pay for Some SEIU Local 721 County of Ventura Workers

Almost 400 SEIU Local 721 represented County of Ventura employees will received new ADDITIONAL market based wage increases in the near future. Your SEIU 721 Bargaining Committee met with County representatives and agreed to additional MBA increases for 60 classifications, bringing worker salaries much closer to market value.