LA County is Offering a One-Time Bonus Heroes Pay? Or a Slap in the Face? On Thursday, June 10, in the sixth week of bargaining, Los Angeles County finally brought some money to the bargaining table. Their so-called “Appreciation Pay” is a proposed one-time bonus of $750, plus an additional … Read More
SEIU 721 members are organizing lunchtime demonstrations at the field offices of the LA County Board of Supervisors. We will be carpooling from nearby worksites to deliver a strong message to the Supervisors that we need Heroes Pay for All! All demonstrations will begin at 12:15 PM and continue through … Read More
It’s crunch time … and, across LA County, SEIU 721 members are stepping up to show the Board of Supervisors, the CEO and everyone else that we mean it when we demand Heroes Pay for All. Last week, we started sending testimonials directly to all five members of the Board of … Read More
BARGAINING UPDATE After five weeks of bargaining, what exactly is Los Angeles County offering to show appreciation to SEIU 721 members who stepped up during the pandemic, made great personal sacrifices, took on new challenges and risks, continued to provide critical services to the most vulnerable in our community, and … Read More
Contract bargaining requires a strong Bargaining Team … UNION STRONG! Nominate yourself – or a fellow member of BU 861 – to be on the team so that we can get Court Reporters of BU 861 the strong contract we deserve. Let’s show our Union power by assembling a Bargaining Team … Read More
ATTENTION: LA SUPERIOR COURT MEMBERS Our Union is preparing now for contract bargaining at the Court. We need you to send in your Bargaining Survey. This is how our Union knows what Courts members want prioritized. BARGAINING SURVEYS We have three different Bargaining Surveys depending on which Bargaining Unit (BU) … Read More
The LA County Board of Supervisors heard directly from our Union at their most recent meeting on Tuesday – and we reminded them how our essential work has kept LA County operational, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. We are the safety net … and we deserve Heroes Pay for All! … Read More
We’ve been powering through LA County this week, hosting one Unity Action after another … … … flexing our Union muscle to show we’re serious about securing HEROES PAY FOR ALL (and more) in this year’s contract! The energy has been incredible as members turned out for Unity Actions all … Read More
Why should we sign up for a Unity Action? Because if we don’t, we risk getting nothing but a “Thank you for your service” from the Board of Supervisors … even though we were the ones who kept LA County together when the COVID-19 pandemic was tearing everything apart! CLICK … Read More
RIGHT NOW, the LA County Board of Supervisors and the CEO are examining the budget for next fiscal year. So NOW is the time for us to take a stand, together, to make sure everyone knows that we – the essential workers who got LA County through the worst pandemic … Read More