Los Angeles County - SEIU Local 721

Happy Earth Day from the SEIU 721 Environmental Justice Caucus!

April 22, 2024

Happy Earth Day from the SEIU 721 Environmental Justice Caucus! Sign the petition and tell congress to maintain pollution standards established by the Inflation Reduction Act. https://actionnetwork.org/ Read More...

211 LA County: Send in your Bargaining Team Nominations and Bargaining Surveys!

April 9, 2024

Contract bargaining may officially start in the Fall but we're preparing now. That means the time has come to put together our 211 LA County Bargaining Team. Are you interested in being part of the Bargaining Team? If so, Bargaining Team Nominations are now being accepted. All you have to do Read More...

Elya Kazaryan case VICTORIOUS: Social worker reinstated with FOUR YEARS OF BACK PAY

March 27, 2024

We have exciting news to share. It’s one with a very happy ending – and one which involves someone I know personally because I represented her in her very first investigatory meeting. Four years ago, one of Read More...

An update on our progress at the LA County Aging & Disabilities Dept.

March 8, 2024

We marched on the boss back in June 2023. We met one-on-one with Dr. Laura Trejo – Director of LA County’s Aging & Disabilities Dept. – back in November 2023. We escalated our issues directly to the Board Read More...

36 Hour Work Week at LA General? Tell Us What You Think!

February 9, 2024

ATTN: LA General RNs! Your Union, SEIU 721, has been working with the Department of Health Services on how to operationalize moving LA County's nurses towards a 36 hour work week. Although there are many obstacles that need to be resolved, we're pushing forward to make sure Read More...

SEIU 721 Members Honor SEIU International President Mary Kay Henry’s Leadership

February 6, 2024

Following the announcement that she will not seek reelection, SEIU 721 members honor SEIU International President Mary Kay Henry, who, over the course of nearly 14 years, led our union to new heights of ambition and success in the fight for workers' rights - even in the face of Read More...

Don’t forget: Library Security Strategy Session TODAY, Mon., Feb. 5 at 6 PM via Zoom. Be there!

February 5, 2024

This is a friendly reminder that we will be meeting TODAY – on Mon., Feb. 5 at 6 PM via Zoom – for a Library Security Strategy Session and we’re hoping to see everyone there. Job safety Read More...

Your 2024 SEIU Local 721 Member Voter Guide

February 2, 2024

In 2024, we’re building political power for members with a robust Member Political Organizer program. In every region of the union, we’re planning campaigns to help win priority races with a direct impact on our members. To power up our campaigns, we’re signing up 3,500 new COPE Read More...

Union Members Defeat SB 662, the Electronic Recording Expansion Bill – Next Court Reporter Meeting on Jan. 26

January 23, 2024

Good news! Union Court Reporters in California defeated an attempt to expand faulty electronic recording in Superior Courthouses. SB 662 (Rubio) was held on suspense in the State Senate, which means Read More...

Library Security Strategy Session: Join us on Mon., Feb. 5 at 6 PM via Zoom

January 18, 2024

As all of us know, we have endured persistent and concerning security issues throughout the LA County Public Library system. We need Security Guards at all high-risk libraries – and the time has Read More...