We did it! Thanks to our tireless dedication at the negotiation table and in the field, our SEIU 721 County of Ventura bargaining team delivered on a strong Tentative Agreement (TA). The agreement provides historic gains that uplift members, our families and our communities. An overwhelming majority of the
Our bargaining team went to the bargaining table with County negotiators on November 12th, 13th, and 14th. The County also had a special closed session Board of Supervisors meeting on the 13th where they discussed union negotiations. After the Board meeting, County negotiators increased their general salary proposal to: Year
We went to the bargaining table on October 15th and 16th and countered the County’s economic proposal with salary increase that will more than offset the health premium increases. The county slightly increased its salary proposal but we’re still far apart. The County offered: We also continued to call for
Bargaining team nominations are now closed. Many of you submitted nominations for coworkers or for yourself and now it’s time to confirm nominations and see which bargaining Tables will require elections. If there are more candidates than seats for a Table, then there will be an election. Because of the
When our SEIU 721 County of Ventura bargaining team formulated our last bargaining proposals in the 2019 campaign, we knew that ever-changing health care costs would be a challenge. Our team’s strategy was to try and cover the increases by having flex credit contributions increase over time. December 12, 2021,
Steward Jordan Roberts, steward Brandon Miller, Marnie Morgan, and Michael Orozco. The Coronavirus public health crisis is wreaking havoc on our Ventura County resources. Our frontline workers in the hospitals, Sheriffs and Fire District are working countless hours to keep our communities safe. However, until recently, our members in Fire
Ventura Superior Courts Court management brought to our attention a request to allow represented exempt positions to be paid Holiday pay per Article 15 of our MOU, should they be part of a working skeleton crew like non-exempt members are currently getting paid. The reason is if exempt employees continue
The Coronavirus pandemic is stretching everything in our Los Angeles, Riverside and Ventura Counties’ healthcare networks to an unprecedented limit – impacting the safety of our registered nurses and all our healthcare workers unlike ever before. During this time, our union is advocating hard to protect healthcare workers on the job and