Los Angeles County

David Green Re-elected to LACERA Board

On August 7, 2014 David Green was re-elected to the LACERA Board.  He won by capturing nearly 80% of the vote! We are thrilled to have him represent us again. He is excited to do the work and understands the Read More...

Child Safety Has No Border

I am a children's social worker and have several years of emergency response experience for the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services. Our American values of justice and compassion ought to guide each of us as adults -- whether a parent or not - to help kids who are in Read More...

Tapping into Compassion

(Photo Credit: Reuters) Protesters in Murrieta, California are intimidating and scaring children fleeing violence in Central America.  That's why SEIU locals in California are launching a week of action. We want to Read More...

Vote For David Green for LACERA Board

David Green has been an L.A. County Children's Social Worker for more than 13 years.  He needs your vote for his re-election to the Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association (LACERA) Board of Investments. He has been endorsed by SEIU, AFSCME, CAPE and most of the Read More...

We Are Ensuring Child Safety Through Transparency

  After lots of hard work by our coalition of children's social workers, Governor Brown signed a bill that will hold our counties accountable for hiring children's social workers.  Remember during the LA County contract we pushed hard for this commitment from the county. Now we have Read More...

June 2014 Primary Election Recap

SEIU Local 721 members made endorsements in 86 campaigns covering six southern California Counties.  These races include statewide offices, state and federal legislative offices, as well various Read More...

Be An United Way Community Hero!

You can help create pathways out of poverty for our community in Los Angeles County.United Way and SEIU 721 have partnered to kick off a one-month long campaign this June to help break the cycle Read More...