We apologize, there was an error on the Regional Council Ballots for Bargaining Units 311 & 731. Members in either unit will be receiving a corrected ballot in the mail very soon. The deadline to mail or walk in the corrected ballot has been extended to 9am on Friday, 10/14. … Read More
SEIU Local 721 Regional Council nominations already have been received and ballots are being sent in the mail at the end of this week. Ballots must be returned by 9 A.M. on Friday, October 7, 2022. The vote count will take place that same day approximately at 9:30am. in each … Read More
We have important updates about our local SoCal contract with the American Red Cross! There will be an emergency meeting TONIGHT to discuss. Urgent Bargaining Update Meeting TONIGHT! Thursday September 1 8 pm – 9 pm Via Zoom Please note the following: Participants are strongly encouraged to join the call via … Read More
This Pride Month, SEIU 721 will celebrate LGBTQ colleagues. Below, read about how Katie Templeton of the Los Angeles LGBT Center advocates for patients as a medical biller. Katie Templeton, 36, is a medical biller for the Los Angeles LGBT Center, which provides social and health services to those … Read More
This Pride Month, SEIU 721 will celebrate LGBTQ colleagues. Below, read about how Raymond Jimenez of the Los Angeles LGBT Center finds common ground with his clients. Raymond Jimenez says he can relate to the people he works with who seek services at the Los Angeles LGBT Center. After all, … Read More
It’s time to vote on our hard-won Tentative Agreement (TA) at Gateways!After more than five months of bargaining, your Gateways Bargaining Team has reached an agreement on our wage re-opener.Your elected Bargaining Team recommends a YES vote.We will have a Zoom meeting to go over the TA and answer any questions. In-person/on-line voting … Read More
Our 2022 SEIU Local 721 Officer and Board elections culminate on Tuesday, April 26, with the official Ballot Count at our Los Angeles Headquarters at 1545 Wilshire Blvd., starting at approximately 10 a.m. The 2022 member Election Committee oversees this process. As always, observers are invited to attend in person, … Read More
LA City members: We did it! We ratified our Salary Reopener Tentative Agreement that includes cash payments amounting to 4.77% of LA City members’ annual salary (see examples of cash payments here). This will recover cash that we gave up when we agreed to delay our 2% raises from 2021 … Read More
Open enrollment starts soon for those of us working at the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. If we want to make any changes to our healthcare benefits plans, now is the time. Thanks to the power of our union, our benefits plans at the LA DWP are stronger … Read More
Thousands of union members and labor supporters descended on downtown Los Angeles for the “Fight for the Frontline” march and rally today to highlight how contracts for LA County members expire at midnight tonight – and to emphasize how, if necessary, LA County members are ready to strike. Participants met … Read More