Riverside County Board Chair Perez Praises Agreement Reached Between SEIU and HCA Healthcare

PALM DESERT – Riverside County Board Chair V. Manuel Perez praises the tentative contract agreement reached over the weekend between SEIU Local 121RN and Hospital Corporation of America that averts a strike at Riverside Community Hospital and two other hospitals in Southern California.

“This agreement is very important for patients, health care workers and our county. In the face of overstressed hospitals and a mutating virus, we as a community need to step up to support the health care professionals and hospital system. The responsibility is on all of us to meet this moment and protect the front line workers who are stretched to their limits. We can and must stop the spread of COVID-19 by following the public health requirements.”

Supervisor V. Manuel Perez is the chair of the Riverside County Board of Supervisors, representing the eastern two-thirds of Riverside County as the Fourth District Supervisor. Stretching from Palm Springs and Desert Hot Springs, south to the Salton Sea and east to Blythe and the Colorado River, the Fourth District is the largest geographical district in the county.

Supervisor Perez’s office hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.