We have a very important news to share. Our union is embarking on a new chapter here at SEIU Local 721. After more than a decade of service with our union, SEIU Local 721 Executive Director Bob Schoonover informed our Executive Board that he has decided to step down from … Read More
As many of you have heard, management at the LA County Dept. of Animal Care and Control has begun unilaterally changing employees’ work shifts with zero regard for our previously scheduled commitments. This kind of move can wreak a lot of unnecessary havoc, impacting everything from people’s childcare and elder … Read More
WHAT’S THE SITUATION? Management at the LA County Dept. of Animal Care and Control has begun unilaterally changing employees’ work shifts with zero regard for our previously scheduled commitments. This kind of move can wreak a lot of unnecessary havoc, impacting everything from people’s childcare and elder care commitments … Read More
Join our Contract Action Team – and join our first CAT Meeting this Thurs., May 4 at 6 PM (1800) via Zoom! We, the union members, will plan our next steps on how we will fight for what is right! As you know, Correctional Health Services within the LA … Read More
This upcoming Mon., Apr. 24 is a big day for Social Workers in Bargaining Unit 723 because we are going back to the negotiating table. So, PURPLE UP and STICKER UP to show your support for our union! Back during our last round of contract negotiations, our union – SEIU … Read More
If you’re an LA County Children’s Social Worker with Bargaining Unit 723 and you want to sign up to be a member of our union’s Contract Action Team, we want to thank you for your interest! Just sign up below and your SEIU 721 Union Steward or a WorkSite Organizer … Read More
The following is a statement by SEIU 721 President David Green regarding the anti-Armenian hate flyers posted in Glendale on March 31, 2023: “SEIU 721 members are outraged and disgusted by the dissemination of such vile, hate-filled flyers in the heart of Glendale. “Our members are immigrants and people … Read More
Safety concerns for the members of our union are of paramount importance to us at SEIU 721. This is especially true when it comes to those of us working at the LA County Department of Children and Family Services – where not one but two of our fellow Social Workers have … Read More
The Janus v. AFSCME Supreme Court decision, which is expected to establish nation-wide Right to Work (for less) in the public sector, will likely arrive sometime before the end of June, and anti-worker forces like the Freedom Foundation are already preparing to do everything they can to strip public sector workers of … Read More