Under new rules taking effect in Los Angeles County courthouses, civil litigants will be required to hire their own court reporters if they want an accurate transcript of court proceedings.
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A Ventura County judge temporarily blocked the City of Simi Valley from outsourcing its library services to a private company. SEIU Local 721 first filed the lawsuit in early January of 2012 after the City of Simi Valley improperly voted to withdraw from the Ventura County Library system and create its own municipal library.
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Continue reading Move to Privatize Simi Valley Library Blocked by Ventura County Court.
Bureaucracy. Outrageous and unnecessary construction costs. Duplicate and redundant services. Slush funds. Lavish spending on top managers' perks...all while courtrooms are being closed and services...
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Continue reading In 2012: Take Back Our Courts and Repair the Broken Trust .
SEIU 721 Riverside County Superior Court members overwhelmingly voted to extend their memorandum of understanding with Superior Court of California, County of Riverside, for one more year.
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Continue reading Riverside County Superior Court Contract Extended.
SEIU 721 won an Unfair Labor Practice charge against Riverside County, July 15, 2011, when Administrative Law Judge Thomas Allen ruled that the county's "conduct denied SEIU's rights and interfered with the rights of unit members" by violating labor laws and regulations when it imposed terms and conditions of employment and declared impasse during negotiations in July 2009.
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LA Superior Court Reporter Arnella Sims discusses her experiences in Wisconsin and beyond.
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On September 16, Ventura Court employees represented by SEIU 721 signed an agreement that protects court employees' rights and helps us move forward together to protect court services.
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Continue reading Ventura Court Budget Plan Gives Us a Voice to Restore Court Services.
Legislators exposed the inflated court costs at a hearing about government accountability in Sacramento on August 11.
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Continue reading Legislators Expose Outsourcing Outrages at the Courts.
LA Superior Court is back to full time status as the court announced an end to furloughs starting in August. July 21 is the last furlough day.
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California court administrators have fired the whistleblower who last year exposed their poor oversight of multimillion dollar contracts with private vendors.
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After a year of devastating layoffs and furloughs, solutions for California's beleaguered courts are being hammered out.SEIU has been an active partner in negotiations with...
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