Aleen Langton is running to be our representative on the LACERA Board of Retirement and Board of Investments. Aleen is an attorney with more than 28 years of experience working for LA County. Aleen has provided expert legal advice and protected the public interest her entire career with LA County. … Read More
Congratulations to our newly elected 2024-2025 LA County Bargaining Team members! Together with our hundreds-strong, county-wide Contract Action Team we’ll fight for the strong new LA County contract we deserve! BU 111 TAMARA HALL ANDREA NAVARRO IRENE ZAPATA GLORIA LOZANO MIKESHA STRINGFELLOW VALERIE MEDINA CAROL MAXEY-WARE KAREN NEALY JANET … Read More
Spirits were high and the energy in the room was fully charged as hundreds of SEIU 721’s LA County members began the 2025 Contract Bargaining Kick-Off at the JW Marriott in downtown LA this past Saturday. SEIU 721 Chief of Staff Gilda Valdez initiated the program by repeatedly chanting, “S-E-I-U!” … Read More
The LA County Contract 2025 Kick Off will be held at the JW Marriott at LA Live. Members who are driving can utilize the West Road Valet for parking. West Road Valet 1015 S. Georgia St. (West Rd.) Los Angeles, Ca 90015 From 110 South: Exit 9th St. Right … Read More
Pride Month is underway and SEIU 721 is proud to celebrate it. Our union is proud to fight every day for the rights of all workers – and that includes human rights and dignity for all, including the LGBTQ+ community. The good news is that we’ve made great strides in … Read More
Spirits were high this past Saturday as our union held the much anticipated DPSS Spring Summit 2024. In attendance were SEIU 721 leaders along with scores of DPSS workers from across LA County – with some coming as far away as Lancaster, Palmdale and San Jacinto to attend this special … Read More
The fight for our contract starts now! We are now accepting nominations for our Bargaining Team. If you’re interested – or if you’d like to nominate any other SEIU 721 member – all you have to do is fill out a Nomination Form and submit it to us by 5 … Read More
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/petitions/defend-our-climate-3 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is making good on its promise to do everything it can to address both the climate crisis and … Read More
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
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 our own fellow Social Workers – Elya Kazaryan – was unjustly terminated by … Read More