News - SEIU Local 721

Whittier College Adjuncts Win First Union Contract

July 29, 2015

Congratulations to SEIU Local 721 Adjuncts at Whittier College who just ratified their first union contract! Highlights of the three-year term contract: • Increase in Pay - Pay goes from $1150/credit hour to $ Read More...

Bringing the Heat in August

July 29, 2015

Four months have passed since L.A. County contract negotiations began, and the County has failed to present a fair deal at the bargaining table. Enough is enough! We can't afford to wait any longer for the County to get it together, so this August we're bringing the heat! Starting Read More...

Riverside County Per Diem Workers to Vote on First Contract

July 24, 2015

The Per Diem Bargaining Team 2015: David Spurbeck, RCP II and Jacob Parker, RCP II, along with SEIU chief negotiator Eloy Alvarez, (not pictured) reached a tentative agreement with County of Riverside management. The Read More...

SEIU 721 Tri-Counties Stewards BBQ and Summer Meeting Gets Cooking

July 24, 2015

Over 20 Stewards from across Tri-Counties gathered for their monthly meeting and to enjoy some BBQ On July 21 at our Ventura office. Stewards were joined by other 721 leaders including executive board and regional Read More...

Raising Up DCFS Social Workers!

July 24, 2015

Raise Up All of LA County has been bargaining since March and the County still hasn't come to the table with a fair deal to alleviate the DCFS understaffing or with a strategy to deliver more services to the people we proudly serve. Our demands for DCFS Social Workers are Read More...

SEIU 721 Members In the Tri-Counties Tell ALEC To Stop The Assault On Working People

July 23, 2015

SEIU 721 members, retirees and community activists from the Tri-Counties region went down to San Diego to protest the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) meeting on July 22. The group participated in the actions along with other labor allies in the Tri-Counties Read More...

On our Way to Stamping Out Poverty Wages in L.A. County

July 21, 2015

We did it! On the heels of fighting our way to winning a minimum wage increase in the City of Los Angeles, the L.A. County Board of Supervisors just approved a set a motions that puts Read More...

Children of Riverside County Members Awarded $20,000 in Scholarships

July 21, 2015

SEIU Local 721 presented $20,000 in scholarships to the children of 25 Riverside County members. The scholarships, awarded at the start of the Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday, July 21, 2015, ranged from $250 to $2,000 and are a part of the SEIU Training Fund, a joint effort between SEIU 721 Read More...

Time to Show The County We Mean Business!

July 17, 2015

It's time to crank up the heat on L.A. County and you need to be part of the action! We've been bargaining since March, and the County still hasn't come to the Read More...

Vote for Herman Santos for LACERA Board

July 14, 2015

LA County members, the LACERA election ballot should have arrived at your home in an envelope from the L.A.County Register-Recorder. Open the letter, cast your vote for Herman Santos, and return your Read More...