LA/OC Cities and Districts News

We Have a Tentative Agreement in L.A. City!

April 11, 2019

We made it clear through our citywide worksite actions and our march at L.A. City Hall that we were prepared to do whatever it takes to win a fair contract, and it worked!After hard-fought contract Read More...

SEIU 721 LAHSA Members Ratify Landmark First-Ever Contract

March 15, 2019

After months of organizing and negotiations, SEIU 721 members at the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) delivered an impressive 99% Yes vote to ratify their first-ever union contract.The ratification of their landmark agreement comes after months of bargaining and repeated Read More...

Victory! City of Long Beach Refuse Operators Vote to Join SEIU 721

March 14, 2019

After months of organizing, City of Long Beach Refuse Operators voted to join SEIU Local 721 by an overwhelming landslide. Their unity and determination throughout the process helped deliver a landmark victory for Read More...

#LAMayor: Quit Campaigning and Fix LA! Fair Contract Now

October 10, 2018

Over one thousand L.A. City members and community allies marched this morning from Los Angeles City Hall through the Civic Center to deliver the message to Mayor Eric Garcetti: Quit Campaigning and Fix LA!For months Read More...

Stand Union Strong at LA City Hall on October 10th

October 1, 2018

OUR CITY OUR FIGHTIt’s time to take a stand to protect our city’s middle class jobs and bring up our city services to the highest levels!City Management is hell-bent on balancing budgets for a generation on the backs of LA City Workers while they burn Read More...

L.A. Labor Strikes Back!

June 28, 2018

Los Angeles— Less than 24 hours after the U.S. Supreme Court ushered in the so-called “Right to Work” era for public sector workers, hundreds of union workers from a cross-section of L.A. unions united at City Hall to denounce the court decision and show their solidarity Read More...

No Court Ruling on Janus v. AFSCME will Rule Us Out

June 27, 2018

This morning, the U.S. Supreme Court delivered its anti-worker decision in the long-awaited Janus v. AFSCME. To the surprise of no one, the Court ruled 5-4 in favor of establishing a national so- Read More...

Fix L.A. Coalition demands end to ‘broken streets, broken promises’ during L.A. City Council testimony

May 3, 2018

With the local economy in full recovery mode, the Fix L.A. Coalition demanded during official testimony before the L.A. City Council that City Hall restore 5,000 municipal jobs lost during the Great Recession.“Our infrastructure is of great neglect,” said Bob Schoonover, President of Read More...

Fix L.A. gives People’s State of the City: “Broken streets and broken promises”

April 16, 2018

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti's "State of the City" address was challenged today by community groups within the Fix L.A. Coalition, whose members demanded an immediate fix to broken streets and Read More...

Protect LA City pensions. Vote for Elizabeth ‘Liz’ Lee for LACERS!

April 5, 2018

LA City members: By now you should have received a LACERS ballot in your mailbox at home.Ballots are due Tuesday, April 10th!Our pensions and retirement security are at stake in this important Read More...