Anti-worker billionaires should be celebrating. Their bought-and-paid for politicians and flunkies are decimating the federal workforce and slashing funding for essential services. Instead, they’re crying because LA County SEIU 721 members are showing that working people still have the power to win what we deserve. Within days of SEIU 721 … Read More
We want to make sure you saw this fantastic “Letter to the Editor” that recently appeared in the Los Angeles Times. It does a great job of explaining why fair pay for Los Angeles County workers is not a burden on public resources and is, in fact, a very good … Read More
Behavioral health staff at the South Central Family Health Center voted unanimously to join our union, according to ballots tallied Tues., June 24, by the National Labor Relations Board. The staffers — social workers, case managers, clinicians, and more — join co-workers in the health center’s medical unit who voted … Read More
Despite our essential contributions to the City of Riverside and its residents, City management wants to treat us like second-class employees. While other City workers are being offered double-digit raises, Riverside has only offered us 6% over three years! On top of that, they have rejected our proposal for a compensation … Read More
Your elected Bargaining Policy Committee has secured a strong Tentative Agreement with LA County at the Common Language Table.
Against the backdrop of a massive replica of the Declaration of Independence, members of SEIU 721 joined forces with other labor unions, immigration activists, local faith leaders, artists and people affected by ICE raids to launch the “Summer of Resistance” at La Placita Olvera in downtown LA today. The lively … Read More
In light of the ongoing protests against the ICE raids, the City of Los Angeles instituted a Downtown LA curfew from 8PM to 6AM until further notice. As you know, we represent City of LA employees on 24/7 shifts, who will be at work, or driving to or from work … Read More
We at SEIU 721 joined our fellow LA-area labor unions, our allies in the local clergy, and our fellow activists in the immigration justice movement today to demand the release of SEIU California’s David Huerta from federal custody. He was unjustly arrested by ICE agents last week while standing up for immigrants’ rights. … Read More
ICE raided worksites across Los Angeles today—targeting immigrant workers and spreading fear across our neighborhoods in a sweeping show of violent force. These raids are cruel, disruptive, and designed to terrorize immigrant communities. They tear families apart and threaten the safety and dignity of entire communities. Among those caught in … Read More
Outraged by Los Angeles County management’s continued slow-rolling of the contract bargaining process, hundreds of our LA County members joined our clergy allies at today’s Board of Supervisors meeting to pack the chambers and shut it down. Today’s action culminated with the arrest of six union members and clergy allies … Read More