LA/OC Cities and Districts - SEIU Local 721

From the Harbor to the Valley, We Shut It Down!

August 9, 2023

From the Port of L.A. to the northern end of the San Fernando Valley, WE SHUT IT DOWN. When the clock struck 12:01 AM on August 8th, we ushered in the day with Operation Big Bang Battle (BBB), a ULP strike. Read More...

Our LA City ULP Strike Line Locations

August 7, 2023

Please check this page for updates As you know, we’re going on a 24-hr ULP strike on August 8th at 12:01AM over the City of LA’s bad faith bargaining and repeated labor law violations. As we stated before in our ULP Strike Q&A, a ULP strike is legally protected activity. Our SEIU Read More...

LA City Members: Your Right to Engage in a ULP Strike is Protected

August 4, 2023

Today, SEIU 721 announced that LA City workers will be going on a 24-hour Unfair Labor Practice strike on Tuesday, August 8th in response to City management's repeated labor law violations. We have learned that some Read More...

Watch out, LA City– We’re Mobilizing a ULP Strike

August 1, 2023

LA City better watch out. Our LA City member leaders are mobilizing to demand the respect LA City workers deserve! This past Saturday, July 29th, LA City member leaders united for a ULP Strike Captain training to Read More...

LA City ULP Strike (Operation BBB) Frequently Asked Questions

July 30, 2023

What is Operation Big Bang Battle (BBB)? Operation BBB is an Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) strike. The City committed multiple ULPs during our MOU Specials negotiations. In May, our LA City membership voted to authorize an escalation up to and including a ULP Read More...

LA City Members, Check Your Pay Stub! We’re Receiving Our One-Time 5% Cash Bonus

July 25, 2023

Last year, we fought for and won a one-year contract that included, among other things, a 3% percent raise that went into effect on January 1st — and a 5% one-time cash bonus that we’ll see tomorrow July 26 in our paychecks. Check your pay stub to be sure you got your Read More...

City of Los Angeles Member Bargaining Survey: 2023 Contract Campaign

July 18, 2023

Our union contract expires on December 30, 2023. We are making preparations to negotiate the best possible contract that will lift up our city, our families, and our communities. Please take a Read More...

Pasadena: We demand respect!

June 30, 2023

Every day we risk our lives to maintain the health and cleanliness of our Pasadena neighborhoods. We did it throughout the global pandemic to maintain Pasadena’s livability standards and keep the City functioning. Every Solid Waste Truck Operator did their part in carrying the City forward, but Read More...

LA City MOU Specials and our Next Steps

June 28, 2023

We have very important update on our MOU Specials. Earlier this week, our elected Bargaining Team Members met to discuss and plan the next steps in our ongoing MOU Specials negotiations. By a Read More...

LA City Members Meet with LAWA CEO Justin Erbacci on Key Issues

June 28, 2023

For months, we’ve sounded the alarm on key issues impacting our members at LAWA facilities, including the chronic understaffing that’s impacting staff retention and the urgent need to staff up Read More...