Ventura County News - SEIU Local 721

A Strong Union Contract Protects Ventura County Fire Dispatchers

August 18, 2020

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, Read More...

Ventura Superior Courts: Holiday Pay for Exempt

May 8, 2020

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 Read More...

NEW Patient Care Member Hotline for SEIU 721 Members

April 10, 2020

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 Read More...

Ventura Rising Together – Members Deliver a YES and YES Vote!

December 15, 2019

We Did It! Members across Ventura County made their voices heard! Members took their power to the ballot box, casting their votes around the clock at worksites across the county from Ventura County Medical Center Read More...

County of Ventura Bargaining Update – Rolling Up Our Sleeves

September 26, 2019

The SEIU 721 County of Ventura bargaining team met for the second time with management at the table on Sept. 23, 2019. The County came back with counter proposals on both economic and non-economic items for only some of our proposals. Their counter proposals were less Read More...

Tri-Counties Union Board in a Box Fall 2019

September 19, 2019

Union visibility is about making our SEIU 721 presence known at our worksites – especially now that we’ve kicked off bargaining a new, strong contract with the County of Ventura, our largest employer in the Tri-Counties Region. Union Boards are a designated place where Read More...

Our Ventura County Contract Action Team (CAT) is fired up and ready to go!

August 9, 2019

Our SEIU 721 County of Ventura CAT team members showed up energized at our August 8th CAT meeting at UFCW 770 Hall in Camarillo. Solidarity remained strong throughout the CAT planning meeting Read More...

Ventura County Wellness Program – Time to Get Healthy!

May 2, 2019

The Ventura County Wellness Program (VC-WELL!) provides and encourages workplace programs and practices to promote the overall health & well-being of County employees. All regular County employees and their spouses are eligible to participate in an annual Wellness Profile screening, Read More...

City of Santa Paula Water Workers See Unprecedented Wage Increases

March 16, 2018

As an SEIU 721 member, you’re a part of a family that can’t be ignored when we raise our collective voice. Whether it’s at the bargaining table or the worksite, when we stick together we can Read More...

SEIU 721 Frontline Workers Handle Massive Emergency Response as Their Own Homes Are Threatened by Thomas Fire

December 13, 2017

Fifth Largest Wildfire in California History Impacts SEIU Members Working at Over 20 Sites throughout Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties VENTURA, CA – Scores of SEIU 721 members living Read More...