Uncategorized News - SEIU Local 721

We Reelected Herman B. Santos & Vivian H. Gray!

September 10, 2021

We did it! Thanks to our hard work and our votes, we've reelected two labor warriors that were up for reelection on their respective Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association (LACERA) Boards. Herman B Read More...

Special Message from SEIU 721 President David Green on Labor Day 2021

September 3, 2021

It’s Labor Day 2021, the unofficial end of summer. We find ourselves just 2 months away from the two-year anniversary of the first COVID-19 case arising overseas. Almost two years into this global pandemic, so much has changed for us. We organized and harnessed the power of our vote to elect Read More...

HRC Union Meeting Aug. 11

August 5, 2021

Click the link below to attend the Zoom meeting on Wednesday, August 11! bit.ly/HRCUnionMeeting811 Read More...

LA Court Reporters of BU 861: Bargaining Team Nomination Forms are here

May 27, 2021

Contract bargaining requires a strong Bargaining Team ... UNION STRONG! Nominate yourself – or a fellow member of BU 861 – to be on the team so that we can get Court Reporters of BU 861 the strong contract we Read More...

LA County Supervisors Hear from Our Union: “We Deserve Heroes Pay for All!

May 21, 2021

The LA County Board of Supervisors heard directly from our Union at their most recent meeting on Tuesday – and we reminded them how our essential work has kept LA County operational, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. We are the safety net ... and we deserve Heroes Read More...

LA County – We deserve more than “Thank you for your service” … so let’s get it!

May 13, 2021

Why should we sign up for a Unity Action? Because if we don’t, we risk getting nothing but a “Thank you for your service” from the Board of Supervisors … even though we were the ones who kept LA County together when the COVID-19 pandemic was tearing everything Read More...

BREAKING NEWS: We Did It! Watts workers reach new contract, strike averted

April 14, 2021

Another Union Win for SEIU 721 Members! Watts Health Center employees had a marathon final day of bargaining and reached a tentative agreement, beating back the most severe proposed rate increases Read More...

Virtual Classes for Ventura Clinic Workers

April 7, 2021

Did you know we’ve partnered with WERC to offer career development classes for Ventura Clinic Workers? That’s right. We’re hosting several virtual classes to help you advance in your career with the County. Below is schedule for the next several weeks. Sign up ASAP. Each session is Read More...

Watts Health Center Workers Announce Strike to Protect Public Health Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

April 1, 2021

LOS ANGELES — Workers on the frontlines of South LA’s COVID-19 response delivered their 10-day strike notice to Watts Health Center (WHC) management today, April 1st. Their bold action comes after Read More...

Social Workers are essential and SEIU 721 salutes you!

March 24, 2021

SEIU 721 is celebrating National Social Workers Month and salutes our member social workers on the frontlines of pandemic response. We need social workers now more than ever as our country Read More...