Los Angeles City Professionals News

LA City Issues an Update to the Vaccine Mandate Policy

February 4, 2023

We have received the news that the City of LA has issued an update to the City’s COVID-19 vaccination mandate. The mandate update approves any pending medical or religious exemption that has been submitted to the Read More...

LAX Workers Stand Union Strong at the Board of Airport Commissioners!

January 20, 2023

We packed the Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) Board of Airport Commissioners meeting to capacity on Thursday, Jan 19th to deliver the resounding message — HIRE UP AND RETAIN OUR LAX WORKFORCE, AND PROVIDE SAFE WORKING CONDITIONS. Accompanied by over 50 LAX SEU 721 members, our SEIU 721 Read More...

The LA City Council Approved Our 1-year MOU!

December 9, 2022

We did it! We overwhelmingly ratified our new 1-year MOU this past November, and the Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously to approve the contract. Dozens of our SEIU 721 member leaders, including our union Read More...

What You Should Know When Voting on the LA City Contract

October 24, 2022

Online voting is in full-swing and will close at 5PM on Tuesday, November 8th — vote here. Mail ballots will begin arriving this week. Here’s a few things you should know when casting your vote: A 1-year deal Read More...

Breaking News — We’ve reached an LA City Tentative Agreement!

October 18, 2022

We Fought Off the City of LA’s Nickel-and-Diming to Win Big After months of hard-fought negotiations, and worksite actions throughout the City of LA — we’ve finally reached a Tentative Agreement (TA) on a strong 1-year contract. From the outset, our elected Bargaining Read More...

Attention LA City Members: Take our LA City Contract Bargaining Survey

July 26, 2022

The last 2 years have not been easy for LA City workers. How we carry out our daily work has changed vastly during this time. We took on multiple roles to help the City navigate the worst of the COVID crisis. Worse yet, many of us lost family members and colleagues. At the Read More...

The City of LA will observe Juneteenth on Monday, June 20th

June 8, 2022

Starting this year, Juneteenth (June 19) will be recognized as an official City holiday, and the paid holiday will be observed on Monday, June 20. Juneteenth has held a special place in the hearts Read More...

We did it LA City! Furloughs are OFF the table.

October 2, 2020

Special Message from SEIU Local 721 President Bob Schoonover As President of SEIU Local 721, I’m happy to deliver some good news to you today. We did it! Furloughs are now officially OFF the table with the City of Los Angeles! Since the beginning of this crisis, our union has worked non- Read More...

This Labor Day, rest up for the big battle ahead

September 4, 2020

It’s been a momentous Summer on top of an extraordinarily challenging year that, much like the COVID-19 pandemic, is not over yet. For many of us, as SEIU 721 Members, it has been especially Read More...

LA City lifeguards alert public to water quality problems at Hansen Dam

May 14, 2019

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 Read More...