News - SEIU Local 721

We Put the County On Notice!

May 23, 2023

Dozens of County of Riverside members put county leadership on notice at the May board meeting, delivering a petition with more than 1,500 signatures of members who are demanding that the County bargain in good faith Read More...

Picket at MCJ on Wed., May 24: Show Up or Purple Up!

May 22, 2023

Our union's Informational Picket at MCJ officially starts at 10 AM but tell us if you're arriving earlier or later ... or if you plan to Purple Up at your worksite instead. Read More...

Update on County of Ventura JLMs – We Won!

May 15, 2023

We had a great victory when we won Joint Labor Management Committee language in our County of Ventura contract. JLM’s are a vital tool to allow members to voice concerns. Much to our dismay, the County took a Read More...

CHS/LASD CAT Team Meeting on May 18: Let Us Know You’re Coming

May 15, 2023

ATTENTION: CHS/LASD UNION MEMBERS As you know, LA County is implementing a temporary 20% bonus to some members in Correction Health Services and NO MEMBERS in the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department Read More...

The Beginning of a New Chapter at SEIU Local 721

May 12, 2023

We have a very important news to share. Our union is embarking on a new chapter here at SEIU Local 721. After more than a decade of service with our union, SEIU Local 721 Executive Director Bob Schoonover informed our Executive Board that he has decided to step down from the Read More...

LA City ULP Strike Authorization Voting Starts May 9th

May 8, 2023

In case you missed it, the City violated our trust and repudiated the terms of our recent 1-year contract. That’s why we filed an Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) against the City on May 3rd for their bad faith bargaining, and the Coalition of LA City Unions also filed a ULP Read More...

Respect Our Stewards, Respect Our MOU, Respect Us at the LA County Dept. of Animal Care and Control

May 8, 2023

As many of you have heard, management at the LA County Dept. of Animal Care and Control has begun unilaterally changing employees’ work shifts with zero regard for our previously scheduled Read More...

LA City Members: Our Bargaining Team Members Green-lighted a ULP Strike Authorization Vote

May 4, 2023

Last week, we informed you that the City of LA did a 180 on the agreement that we voted on and ratified, and was approved by the City Council. We made it very clear that we would respond in full force over the blatant disrespect that the City of LA demonstrated to every single SEIU Local 721 Read More...

From a 4/10 to a 5/40 schedule: LA County Animal Care & Control employees fight back

May 3, 2023

WHAT'S THE SITUATION? Management at the LA County Dept. of Animal Care and Control has begun unilaterally changing employees’ work shifts with zero regard for our previously Read More...

Join Our CAT Team – CHS/LASD Must Respect Us, Protect Us and Pay Us!

May 2, 2023

Join our Contract Action Team – and join our first CAT Meeting this Thurs., May 4 at 6 PM (1800) via Zoom! We, the union members, will plan our next steps on how we will fight for Read More...