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SEIU 721 members demand immediate action on safety issues at LA County DCFS

February 23, 2023

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 Read More...

BREAKING: We’ve reached a Tentative Agreement with NLACRC

February 3, 2023

After months of hard-fought negotiations with NLACRC management, our bargaining team reached a tentative agreement this evening on a new contract that values our work, our families, and the clients we serve. Make no mistake, we only reached tentative agreement this evening thanks to the on-the- Read More...

NLACRC Upcoming Actions

January 31, 2023

North LA County Regional Center Members, It’s now or never to improve management’s offer. We are over worked and undervalued. We need to show management that if we don’t get justice in our contract, they won Read More...

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...

SEIU 721 President steps aside as LACERA Board Chair so first Latina may serve

January 18, 2023

LA County members of our union are familiar with LACERA, the agency which manages our retirement dollars to ensure we make sound investments and get solid returns. Two years ago, the LACERA Board of Investment began seating the board Chair based on seniority – and this year, 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 Read More...

Paul Kim personifies optimistic new generation of Union Stewards

December 2, 2022

When it comes to unions in the US today, Paul Kim is optimistic: “We can only go up from here.” An Eligibility Worker II at the LA County Department of Public Social Services’ South 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 pandemic, financial uncertainty, and systemic injustice is a testament to the Read More...

Solidarity Rally at SEAACA on Nov 14th!

November 9, 2022

Join us on Monday, November 14th at 10AM for a very important solidarityrally outside of SEAACA offices! As you know, our SEIU 721 Member Bargaining Team is set to negotiate with SEAACA management Read More...

LA County: A special message from SEIU 721 President David Green

October 20, 2022

The big raise that’s coming to us in LA County in about two weeks is not something that was just given to us. We fought hard for our raise, together, as a union. It wasn’t something that the Read More...