News - SEIU Local 721

Get your Bargaining Petition for LA Superior Court BU 860, Legal Processing and BU 867, Supervisors

July 17, 2023

If you're at the LA Superior Court in either the Legal Processing Unit (BU 860) or working as a Supervisor (BU 867), we want you to be part of the bargaining team in your respective Bargaining Unit. You can Read More...

DMH delegation testifies at LA County Board of Supervisors meeting: Wage increase for all CHWs!

July 12, 2023

In case you missed it, a delegation of SEIU Local 721 members from the LA County Dept. of Mental Health testified at yesterday’s Board of Supervisors meeting. We arrived bright and early – and stayed all day – to deliver an important message: We demand a wage increase for all CHWs! Our Read More...

Visit the Union Table at the LA County DPW Safety Awards & enter a raffle for a $100 gift card

July 11, 2023

Since June 1, the LA County Dept. of Public Works has held Safety Awards at various DPW locations – and our union, SEIU Local 721, has been there each time. At our Union Table, DPW members had the chance to Read More...

#MemberMonday– Joaquin Miramontes

July 10, 2023

Now in his golden years, Joaquin Miramontes is Chairman of the SEIU 721 Retirees Committee. Yet no matter what stage of life he is in, activism and education have always been part of the picture. While growing up Read More...

Pay raise coming for Sr. and Supervising Community Health Workers at LA County DMH

July 7, 2023

We have exciting news to share! All incoming and existing Sr. and Supervising Community Health Workers at LA County DMH have been raised to Step 6 – which means a pay raise will show up in the July 15 paycheck. This new step increase is, in effect, a recruitment and Read More...

Date change! DCFS Mentor Recognition Lunch now on Aug. 16

July 5, 2023

We are still very excited to host a DCFS Mentor Recognition Lunch but the date of our event has now changed. DCFS Mentor Recognition Lunch Wed., Aug. 16, 2023 11 AM to 1 PM SEIU Local 721 Headquarters – Auditorium 1545 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90017 RSVP by Read More...

DMOB Boast Test

June 30, 2023

This week, we'll be recording Boast videos about why we give to COPE Read More...

Pasadena: We demand respect!

June 30, 2023

Every day we risk our lives to maintain the health and cleanliness of our Pasadena neighborhoods. We did it throughout the global pandemic to maintain Pasadena’s livability standards and keep the City functioning. Every Solid Waste Truck Operator did their part in carrying the City forward, but Read More...

USC: Stop the Union Busting and Follow the Law!

June 29, 2023

You may have already heard, but USC transportation supervisors are informing fellow shuttle drivers and dispatchers that because of our recent vote to unionize, we will not receive an annual Read More...

LA City MOU Specials and our Next Steps

June 28, 2023

We have very important update on our MOU Specials. Earlier this week, our elected Bargaining Team Members met to discuss and plan the next steps in our ongoing MOU Specials negotiations. By a Read More...