Against the backdrop of a massive replica of the Declaration of Independence, members of SEIU 721 joined forces with other labor unions, immigration activists, local faith leaders, artists and people affected by ICE raids to launch the “Summer of Resistance” at La Placita Olvera in downtown LA today. The lively
We at SEIU 721 joined our fellow LA-area labor unions, our allies in the local clergy, and our fellow activists in the immigration justice movement today to demand the release of SEIU California’s David Huerta from federal custody. He was unjustly arrested by ICE agents last week while standing up for immigrants’ rights.
Outraged by Los Angeles County management’s continued slow-rolling of the contract bargaining process, hundreds of our LA County members joined our clergy allies at today’s Board of Supervisors meeting to pack the chambers and shut it down. Today’s action culminated with the arrest of six union members and clergy allies
Thanks to our solidarity, we’ve already secured movement at the bargaining table — including increased contributions to medical coverage. But instead of negotiating in good faith, County leadership continues to drag their feet, delay progress, and disrespect our union.
All of us have heard about big plans underway to reshape how homeless services are delivered throughout Los Angeles County. Many of us have questions. Our union – SEIU 721 – is here to walk through what it means (and if you would like to view this information in a
Fed up with Los Angeles County management’s repeated law-breaking and failure to bargain in good faith, our union delivered an official 10-Day Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) Strike Notice to the County today and announced our intent to strike during a press conference directly outside our union’s headquarters near downtown LA.
In case you missed it, our union held a successful webinar for all of our LA County members yesterday evening – which is when our contract with LA County expired. During our webinar, we went over several critical points in the lead up to a possible Unfair Labor Practice (ULP)
Have you seen the latest budget report by the LA County Chief Executive Office? It’s full of fancy charts and graphs – and full of excuses. The bottom line is that their way of thanking us, their essential workforce, is to give us NOTHING. They want NO job vacancies filled
As contract bargaining continues, SEIU 721 LA County members held massive Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) Pickets directly outside several critical worksites, sending a clear message to management that our union solidarity is strong – and that we will do whatever it takes to win the respect we deserve. Since contract
Attention all SEIU 721 Members at the Children’s Law Center—Los Angeles: We will be holding two virtual Union Meetings this month. One will be for Investigators and another will be for our members in Secretary/Paralegal. Join us! We hope to see you there. *** CLC Investigators Virtual Union Meeting Wed.,