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City of Beaumont Members Ratify New MOU

SEIU 721 City of Beaumont members in the General Unit and Public Safety Support Services Unit have both unanimously ratified new two-year agreements. Management originally wanted the bargaining teams to simply roll over their existing contracts with no new benefits or wage increases. However, the Read More...

Court Reorganization? SEIU 721 Is on the Case.

Are you hearing rumors about a plan by management to reorganize LA County courts? Don't worry, SEIU 721 and our sister union, AFSCME, are on the case. Court management wants to make changes that could impact public Read More...

Emergency Financial Assistance Available for Rent

Are you or a union member that you know struggling to make rent this month?  There may be some help out there.Labor Community Services, a program run by the AFL-CIO and The United Way, recently received additional rental assistance funds through a grant that be must spent in Read More...

LA/OC Cities Stewards Council Update – January 2014

LA City Chemist II Stacee Karnya wrote this summary of the recent LA/OC Cities Stewards' and Leaders' Council Meeting, held on Jan. 15, 2014. Next Stewards' and Leaders' Council Meeting: Wednesday, Feb. 19 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. SEIU 721 Headquarters, Room 1A 1545 Read More...

Riverside Community Health Fair Set for Feb. 22

The 3rd Annual LULAC Community Health Fair is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 22 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Cesar Chavez Community Center, 2060 University Ave., Riverside. (First come, first served.) This is the second year SEIU 721 has helped sponsored this great community event, which helps Read More...

What Are Your Ideas to Lift Up LA?

As you've probably seen in the papers and on TV, public sector workers are under attack. They try to drive a wedge between us and the city residents we serve, but that's not the real story. We've Read More...