Los Angeles and Orange County Cities

The Member Resource Center is On-Call for LA/OC Cities Members

LA/OC Cities members of SEIU 721 can now pick up the phone and dial (877) 721-4YOU to get faster representation than ever before, with access to the answers, ideas and people they need to keep on top of whatever's happening at work and in their union.

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South Gate Members Win Big for Their City on Election Day

South Gate SEIU members worked the phones and went door to door alongside South Gate cops, city officials and residents to pass Measure P with 74% of the vote to preserve funding for public safety and city services.

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L.A. City Workers Say No to Furloughs

Los Angeles politicians have threatened furloughs and layoffs, and City workers are fighting on every front to avoid them.

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Helicopter Rescue for L.A. City Budget

SEIU 721 helicopter mechanics keep L.A.'s fire and police fleets flying, and they have an idea to help fill the city's huge budget hole: Complete new helicopters in-house and save millions of dollars a year. Read about more great ideas from our members to save money and city jobs.

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By Any Other Name the Work's the Same

On April 28, 2008, the Employee Relations Board (ERB) of the City of Los Angeles voted unanimously to amend SEIU’s certification from 347 to 721. Names and logos change, but by any name the union belongs to its members and the members give it strength.

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SEIU 721 Members Fight to Protect LA City Workers and LA City Services

Bob Schoonover

Because every LA city worker performs a service for city residents, “We need to first exhaust every possibility to maintain city services before taking the drastic step of laying off city employees,” says SEIU 721 Vice President and LA City Heavy Equipment Mechanic Bob Schoonover.

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L.A. City Worker Builds Water Wells in His Native Cambodia with Help from his Street Services Crew

Tom Eng, a Khmer Rouge survivor, was recognized by the City of Los Angeles Board of Public Works for "exemplary humanitarian efforts."

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SEIU 721 Sanitation Workers Recognized for Service to the Community

Simboa Wright

At this year’s Martin Luther King, Jr. labor tribute, city sanitation workers represented by SEIU 721 received an award for “outstanding contributions to labor and community representing the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.”

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New Sidewalks for the City of Los Angeles

A New Sidewalk

L.A. city workers are leading in the creation of innovative programs to fix thousands of miles of broken city sidewalks. “When we leave the job, the sidewalk is nice and flat again,” says John De La O, an Equipment Operator in Street Services. "That’s a good feeling."

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The Member Resource Center is On-Call for LA/OC Cities Members

South Gate Members Win Big for Their City on Election Day

L.A. City Workers Say No to Furloughs

Helicopter Rescue for L.A. City Budget

By Any Other Name the Work's the Same

SEIU 721 Members Fight to Protect LA City Workers and LA City Services

L.A. City Worker Builds Water Wells in His Native Cambodia with Help from his Street Services Crew

SEIU 721 Sanitation Workers Recognized for Service to the Community

New Sidewalks for the City of Los Angeles

Santa Clarita: Ground Zero for Preserving Retiree Benefits

LAPMA: Los Angeles Professional Managers' Association

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