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Health care workers rallied in front of Men’s Central Jail Wednesday to call attention to what they say are inhumane conditions for incarcerated people.

Those who are incarcerated rely on SEIU 721 members, including nurse practitioners, dental hygienists, ultrasound technicians, radiologists, psychologists, social workers, housekeeping, medical case workers, and more.

The county jail healthcare union, SEIU 721, says the workforce is diverse and stretched thin with one in three positions vacant.

Gary Poe, an outreach coordinator at St. John’s Community Health in Los Angeles, said his facility — where employees are represented by SEIU Local 721 — is one of the few in Southern California that has already boosted its minimum wage to $25 an hour.

The California Gig Workers Union, a statewide gig worker group affiliated with union locals SEIU 721 and SEIU 1021 in Southern California and Northern California, respectively, organized the event and plans to hold rallies next week in downtown Los Angeles as well as outside Uber’s headquarters in San Francisco.

The timetable is delayed two weeks for members of the Service Employees International Union Local 721, which represents maintenance workers and other non-management staff, as the contract’s final approval is scheduled for Monday.

USC shuttle driver and dispatchers who say they’re grossly underpaid voted this week to join SEIU Local 721.

USC shuttle workers voted Thursday to unionize and join Service Employees International Union Local 721, the largest public sector union in Southern California.