How L.A. Is Showing Up in Solidarity for the Haitian Refugees at the Mexican Border

LA Taco

Led by the Black Alliance for Just Immigration (BAJI) and supported by Black Lives Matter Los Angeles, SEIU 721, CHIRLA, The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the Los Angeles Black Worker Center, Little Tokyo’s Nikkei Progressives, and many more – the press conference, like many actions in Los Angeles, turned into a rally …


Newsom Mobilizes Black Vote Ahead of Election

LA Sentinel

Dr. Melina Abdulla from the California Faculty Association, Kendrick Roberson of the American Federation of Government Employees, Doug Moore of the United Domestic Workers/AFSCME, Sheryl Lee Ralph of SAG-AFTRA, April Verret of SEIU Local 2015, Simboa Wright of SEIU 721, and Gerald Durant of the Stentorians were among the labor luminaries who joined Governor Newsom to mobilize opposition to the September 14 Recall.


Calif. city to require vaccines for all city employees

Orange County Register

The Service Employees International Union union that represents some 600 Santa Ana employees “strongly encourages” its members to get vaccinated against COVID-19, said Monica Suter, president of SEIU, Local 721 Santa Ana chapter.




Uber’s California Ballot Win on Driver Pay Voided by Judge

Bloomberg Law

“For two years, drivers have been saying that democracy cannot be bought,” Bob Schoonover, president of the Service Employees International Union California State Council, one of the plaintiffs, said in a statement. “And today’s decision shows they were right.”




California Superior Court Judge Finds Prop 22 Unconstitutional

CBS Bay Area

Bob Schoonover, president of SEIU California State Council, issued a statement in response to the ruling. “Companies like Uber and Lyft spent $225 million in an effort to take away rights from workers in a way that violates California’s Constitution … [t]hey tried to boost their profits by undermining democracy and the state constitution.”