LA/OC Cities and Districts - SEIU Local 721

Medical or Religious Vaccine Exemption Deadline Extended for LA City Workers

September 9, 2021

If you intend to seek a medical or religious exemption, you now have another few days to do it. We presented the City's Executive Employee Relations Committee (EERC) with a proposal to extend the application window 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...

Attn LA City Members: DEADLINE for Application for LA City Vaccination Exemption for Medical or Religious Reasons

September 2, 2021

We’re still involved in ongoing negotiations with the City regarding the Mandatory Vaccination Policy. We continue to advocate that all employees who have not yet been vaccinated do frequent testing to provide for Read More...

Our Position on the LA City Vaccination Mandate

August 23, 2021

On August the 18th the Los Angeles City Council voted 13-0 to adopt a City ordinance that establishes a Mandatory Vaccination Policy for all City of Los Angeles employees. The ordinance requires City employees to be Read More...

LA City Members: Mobile Vaccine Clinics Are Coming Next Week

August 5, 2021

Positive COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are increasing throughout Los Angeles, with unvaccinated residents accounting for an overwhelming majority of the new cases. Your protection and safety matters. That’s why we’re partnering with the City of Los Angeles to Read More...

Vote to Protect Your Pension — Vote for Herman B. Santos & Vivian H. Gray

August 3, 2021

It’s time to cast our ballots to protect our pension! That’s why we’ve endorsed Herman B. Santos (LACERA Board of Investments) and Vivian H. Gray (LACERA Board of Retirement) to be reelected to their respective seats. During his time on the Board of Investments, Read More...

All Hands On Deck – El Monte City Council Meeting on Tuesday, July 20th

July 15, 2021

As you may know, we have been working diligently to protect our members from the unfair concessions that the City is seeking from us. What was originally a concern over lost sales tax revenue due to Read More...

Moving Forward and Continuing to Win

July 2, 2021

Sisters and brothers, I’m honored to announce the selection of Simboa Wright to the office of Vice President of SEIU 721 and Adolfo Granados to the office of Treasurer. Their selection comes after a thorough interview process, and both were approved by a unanimous vote of our union’s Read More...

An LA City Budget that Prioritizes Civilian Workers!

June 7, 2021

Thanks to our efforts, the City of Los Angeles has pased a landmark equity-based budget that prioritizes our civilian workforce. Mayor Eric Garcetti has signed a 2021-2022 City Budget that commits Read More...

SEIU 721 Mourns the Passing of President Linda Dent

May 31, 2021

The First Woman and First Black President of Los Angeles’ Largest Union Led Transformational Fights for Economic and Racial Justice and the $15 Minimum Wage Linda Dent, a clerk in the Read More...