LA County Registered Nurses took their fight for patient care to the next level today as more than 1,000 RNs held massive morning demonstrations at all five flagship LA County hospitals. As the swing shift ended and the morning crews arrived, hundreds of Registered Nurses turned out in full force … Read More
RSVP for Sept. 25 (click here). Then sign up for free bus transportation (details here). Remember to Purple Up (shop here)! Stand United for LA County! Sept. 25 is our last chance to defend our contracts. Sept. 25 is our last chance to remind the Board of Supervisors that we … Read More
Do you need a ride on Sept. 25? No worries. Our union has arranged free bus transportation for all SEIU 721 members to and from the Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration! Contact your Work Site Organizer (WSO) to reserve your seat on the bus. (If you’re not sure who that … Read More
The current administration is planning yet another attack on working people with a change to the “public charge” rule that will punish immigrant families who are seeking the American Dream. SEIU 721’s Latino Caucus is urging members to act on this important cause that affects millions of people as they … Read More
On Aug. 16, L.A. County negotiators finally made a salary offer: 1% per year for the next 3 years, despite the fact that the cost of living in Los Angeles is currently rising at a rate of 4% a year! We say, “3% is an insult!” Coupled with their proposed … Read More
By popular demand, here is the highlight reel from SEIU 721’s Juneteenth Celebration 2018! The African-American Caucus presented this year’s Juneteenth celebration titled, The Blackout Experience: Illuminating Black Excellence. The event celebrated contributions black people have made to society; highlighting everything from street lights and blood banks to gifs and … Read More
With contract bargaining around the corner, hundreds of SEIU 721 members from the L.A. County workforce showed incredible union pride and solidarity by holding powerful Unity Breaks at worksites in all five supervisorial districts. Check out the slideshow below to see pictures! There’s a lot at stake during this next … Read More
Local clergy and other members of the community are showing their support for Watts workers! Watts Healthcare Corporation workers hosted a “WE Care for Watts” prayer circle on Thursday, which had been the last scheduled bargaining day in a series of contract negotiations that WHC management has been dragging on … Read More
SEIU 721 is partnering with LA county for this year’s Wellness Fair. There will be free health screenings – blood pressure, cholesterol, glucose, BMI, vision. Massage therapy, flu vaccinations, ergonomics, and more. Sponsored by the Joint Labor-Management Advisory Committee on Productivity Enhancement. Wednesday, April 25, 2018 9: a.m. to 2:00 … Read More
The gruesome on-duty deaths of two Memphis sanitation workers on Feb 1, 1968 spurred a series of events that forever changed the struggle for worker safety and civil rights. Now, 50 years later, the fight for safe working conditions and to establish and maintain our collective voice on the job … Read More