Uncategorized News - SEIU Local 721

Happy Thanksgiving from SEIU 721 President David Green

November 22, 2023

“Thank you” barely begins to express my gratitude. Over the past several years, we’ve witnessed and experienced a global pandemic, high inflation, political division, and numerous global injustices. Yet, Read More...

We Reached a TA On Hiring & Retention bonuses for the LA County DMH Alternative Crisis Response Teams!

September 26, 2023

We're excited to announce that we have reached a tentative agreement on hiring and retention bonuses for the Alternative Crisis Response Teams! Our negotiating team was the DMH Healthcare Reform & Integration Committee (HRIC), which is comprised of a diverse set of DMH SEIU 721 member leaders Read More...

ATTN: LA County — We’re getting a raise in October!

September 25, 2023

This is a friendly reminder to our union’s LA County members: Another pay raise kicks in during the month of October. And it’s thanks to our union power, which formed the backbone of our bargaining strength Read More...

Union Benefits Fairs for LA County: Meet Your Union Rep and Get Your Questions Answered

September 13, 2023

From mid-September through October, SEIU 721 will be hosting Union Benefits Fairs for our LA County members. These are golden opportunities to meet your union rep and talk to your benefits carrier to get your Read More...

Kaiser Labor Day Action: Two Unions– One Fight!

September 5, 2023

LA County: Options annual enrollment is coming up – be prepared

September 1, 2023

Throughout the month of October, you'll be able to make changes to your 'Options" benefits. Though you make your changes now, they’ll go into effect in January – and if you make no changes, your current medical and dental benefits will roll over in the New Year. If you Read More...

Pay raise coming for Sr. and Supervising Community Health Workers at LA County DMH

July 7, 2023

We have exciting news to share! All incoming and existing Sr. and Supervising Community Health Workers at LA County DMH have been raised to Step 6 – which means a pay raise will show up in the Read More...

What Juneteenth means to us at SEIU Local 721

June 16, 2023

Juneteenth is a special holiday, a newer holiday for most Americans, but an important one for all of us to observe. It commemorates the start of actual emancipation for Black Americans, with federal troops arriving in Galveston, Texas on June 19, 1865, to announce that the Civil War was over – two Read More...

USC Housing Workers Won a Historic Union Election to Join SEIU Local 721 on June 15; Here’s What One Worker Had to Say

June 15, 2023

Following USC Housing Workers’ victory in their June 15 National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) election to join SEIU Local 721, Angel Moreno, General Maintenance Worker for USC Housing, released Read More...

Los trabajadores de USC Housing: ¡HEMOS GANADO NUESTRA UNIÓN!

June 15, 2023

¡Lo logramos! Nos unimos y votamos para unirnos a SEIU Local 721. Los jefes intentaron convencernos de que renunciaramos a nuestra voz y poder colectivo; pero nos mantuvimos fuertes y estamos en Read More...