Los Angeles County - SEIU Local 721

LA County: Got questions about the big pay raise? Our union has got the answers.

October 14, 2022

QUESTION #1 When exactly will we receive our raise? ANSWER #1 We will see the raise on our paychecks, in our bank accounts and in the eCAPS system on Fri., Oct. 28. The reason? Our paycheck of October 30 is Read More...

SEIU 721 Leadership Demands Resignation of Councilmembers Nury Martinez, Kevin de León, Gil Cedillo, and Los Angeles County Federation of Labor President Ron Herrera

October 10, 2022

Yesterday, the LA Times reported on racist remarks by Los Angeles City Councilmembers Nury Martinez, Kevin de Leon, and Gil Cedillo, and LA Labor Federation President Ron Herrera. The following statement was released by SEIU 721 officers President David Green, Vice President Simboa Wright, Read More...

2022 Regional Council election winners

October 7, 2022

Every three years, our union elects four new Regional Councils representing Los Angeles County, LA/OC Cities, Tri-Counties and the Inland Area. The SEIU 721 Regional Council is an important group within our union, Read More...

Your 2022 Member Voter Guide

October 6, 2022

SEIU 721 only endorses candidates who will stand up for working people like us. While your vote is yours alone, we recommend using this guide when you fill out your ballot. THESE ARE THE ONLY Read More...

REMINDER TO LA COUNTY: Pay increase in October! We’ll see it in our Oct. 30 paycheck.

October 3, 2022

Friendly reminder: The raise that our union bargained hard for takes effect on Oct. 30! We will see a pay bump at the end of the month. Officially, our pay increase begins accruing on Oct. 1. That technicality is important not just for salary purposes but for our benefits and Read More...

Regional Council Elections Correction for BUs 731 & 311

September 23, 2022

We apologize, there was an error on the Regional Council Ballots for Bargaining Units 311 & 731. Members in either unit will be receiving a corrected ballot in the mail very soon. The deadline to mail or walk in the corrected ballot has been extended to 9am on Friday, 10 Read More...

CANCELLED – Armenian Independence Day celebration will not be held this year

September 19, 2022

Out of respect for the victims of the current escalation of hostilities taking place in Nagorno-Karabakh, we have decided to cancel this year’s Armenian Independence Day celebration. We are in a Read More...

Major milestones as we begin Latino Heritage Month in 2022

September 15, 2022

It’s quite an exciting time in our nation’s history to be commemorating Latino Heritage Month, especially as the reenergized union movement continues to gain ground. Over the past several decades, Latinos have grown to more than 11 percent of California’s population over the past decade, Read More...

2022 Regional Council Elections – Candidate Statements

September 7, 2022

SEIU Local 721 Regional Council nominations already have been received and ballots are being sent in the mail at the end of this week. Ballots must be returned by 9 A.M. on Friday, October 7, 2022. Read More...

We Stopped Privatization in its Tracks! 2-1-1 LA Remains Union

August 2, 2022

We absolutely crushed it! In a remarkable showing of union power, we stopped LA County from outsourcing 2-1-1 LA’s critical services to multi-national consulting firm Deloitte. The motion to Read More...