Courts News - SEIU Local 721

Message from President David Green on behalf of SEIU 721 in Light of the Monterey Park Tragedy

January 22, 2023

Our hearts are breaking after receiving the tragic news of the senseless gun violence during Lunar New Year celebrations in the City of Monterey Park. We are deeply saddened by the devastating violent act at a time when Read More...

Statement by SEIU 721 President David Green about the Tragic Death of our Transgender Union Member Day Rodas

December 7, 2022

SEIU 721 President David Green issued the following statement following the tragic death of Day Rodas: "All of us at SEIU 721 are stunned to learn about the death of one of our own, Day Rodas. She worked at the LGBT Center in West Hollywood and she was a member of our Union. Our hearts are Read More...

Thanksgiving Message from SEIU 721 President David Green

November 23, 2022

“Thank you” doesn’t even begin to express my gratitude for you, your hard work, and the victories we’ve won together. Your steadfast determination and unfaltering dedication in the face of an ongoing global Read More...

LA Superior Court Reporters: An update and a request to send our stories

November 8, 2022

Last week was a big success for us at the LA Superior Court AND for Court Reporters throughout California. Our rally outside the LA Superior Court building created a big buzz at the Civic Center. We got big headlines on Read More...

LA Superior Court Reporters rally for jobs at Stanley Mosk Courthouse, reminding media and public: “The money is already there”

November 3, 2022

Court Reporters from the LA Superior Court joined legislative and labor allies for a press conference directly outside the Stanley Mosk Courthouse in downtown LA yesterday afternoon, determined to prevent litigants from having to pay for their own Court Reporter services in Read More...

SEIU 721 Leadership Demands Resignation of Councilmembers Nury Martinez, Kevin de León, Gil Cedillo, and Los Angeles County Federation of Labor President Ron Herrera

October 10, 2022

Yesterday, the LA Times reported on racist remarks by Los Angeles City Councilmembers Nury Martinez, Kevin de Leon, and Gil Cedillo, and LA Labor Federation President Ron Herrera. The following statement was released by SEIU 721 officers President David Green, Vice President Read More...

CANCELLED – Armenian Independence Day celebration will not be held this year

September 19, 2022

Out of respect for the victims of the current escalation of hostilities taking place in Nagorno-Karabakh, we have decided to cancel this year’s Armenian Independence Day celebration. We are in a Read More...

Major milestones as we begin Latino Heritage Month in 2022

September 15, 2022

It’s quite an exciting time in our nation’s history to be commemorating Latino Heritage Month, especially as the reenergized union movement continues to gain ground. Over the past several decades, Latinos have grown to more than 11 percent of California’s population over the past decade, Read More...

Statement by SEIU 721 President David Green on Overturning of Roe v. Wade

June 24, 2022

SEIU 721 President David Green issued the following statement in response to the US Supreme Court’s ruling today in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. “Our union will fight for Read More...

Message from SEIU 721 President David Green in Light of the Uvalde, TX Tragedy

May 25, 2022

Our hearts are breaking after the senseless violence in the South Texas Plains town of Uvalde. Words cannot express the sadness I and other SEIU 721 members feel in the wake of another mass Read More...