Join us at our annual SEIU Local 721 Assembly and Family Fun Day on Sunday, September 15th! >RSVP NOW This year we’ll have face painting, game trucks, a live band and lots of great prizes. We’ll also have four In-N-Out food trucks! Don’t miss this event at Whittier Narrows Park … Read More
Please join us for the next LA/OC Cities Stewards and Leaders Council meeting Saturday, June 1st, 2019. We’ll have a Workers Compensation law office representative facilitate a “Know Your Rights” discussion. LA/OC CITIES STEWARDS AND LEADERS COUNCIL MEETING Saturday, June 1, 2019 9am – 11am SEIU Local 721 First floor, … Read More
With summer approaching, lifeguards from the City of Los Angeles are sounding the alarm on “cercarial dermatitis” outbreaks – better known as “swimmer’s itch” – caused by water-borne parasites at the Hansen Dam Recreational Lake in the San Fernando Valley. Lifeguards are demanding immediate testing of water at the adjacent … Read More
It’s official. L.A. City Members have emphatically ratified their new 3-year contract with 95% of the votes. Tonight’s vote count puts a bookend to contract negotiations that brought out the fight in SEIU Local 721 members throughout the City, including multiple public actions in Downtown Los Angeles and the Port. So, what … Read More
The election is done and the results are in: Members of BU 500 voted to keep their union and stay with SEIU 721. The vote count took place starting this morning at the LA County Sanitation District headquarters in the City of Industry. Votes from workers at solid waste facilities … Read More
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 negotiations, we beat back City management’s proposed takeaways to reach a Tentative Agreement on … Read More
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 actions by LAHSA members in order to … Read More
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 frontline workers and the residents they serve. Together with the over 95,000 members of SEIU 721 – … Read More
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, the SEIU Local 721 Bargaining Team and the Coalition of City Unions have been … Read More
OUR CITY OUR FIGHT It’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 through our taxpayer … Read More