News - SEIU Local 721

LA City MOU 18 Bargaining Team Member Runoff — Vote Here

August 26, 2022

Update 9.12.22 We are proud to announce the winner of the MOU 18 Bargaining Team Member runoff election — Trent Whetstone. We’re conducting a runoff election for the MOU 18 Bargaining Team. As you may know Read More...

LA City Bargaining Teams Are Set

August 23, 2022

We have great news — our Contract Bargaining Teams are set for MOU 4, 8, 14, 15, 17, and 18. Before putting forward any type of bargaining proposal package to the City, your newly elected Bargaining Team members want to hear your concerns and/or ideas. If you have a proposal that you would like Read More...

SEIU 721 President David Green statement following the tragic death of Supervisor Carmen Ramirez

August 16, 2022

SEIU 721 President David Green issued the following statement following the death of County of Ventura Supervisor Carmen Ramirez: “Our union mourns the tragic death of Ventura County Supervisor Carmen Read More...

We Stopped Privatization in its Tracks! 2-1-1 LA Remains Union

August 2, 2022

We absolutely crushed it! In a remarkable showing of union power, we stopped LA County from outsourcing 2-1-1 LA’s critical services to multi-national consulting firm Deloitte. The motion to award a multi-year $ Read More...

LA City Bargaining Team Elections — MOU 4, MOU 14, MOU 15 and MOU 18

July 29, 2022

In case you missed it, we’re gearing up to begin contract negotiations for a successor LA City Contract. One of the first key steps is to begin assembling new Bargaining Teams. LA City members throughout the City were encouraged to nominate themselves, or a fellow member Read More...

Attention LA City Members: Take our LA City Contract Bargaining Survey

July 26, 2022

The last 2 years have not been easy for LA City workers. How we carry out our daily work has changed vastly during this time. We took on multiple roles to help the City navigate the worst of the COVID crisis. Worse yet, many of us lost family members and colleagues. At the Read More...

LA County: What will you spend your bonus on? Bonuses arrive on July 29!

July 21, 2022

We, the frontline of LA County, are scheduled to get our hard-earned bonuses on July 29! It’s a sweet win on top of a huge contract victory, which LA County members ratified with a resounding 94 Read More...

LA County members ratify new 3-year contract with a 12% raise and more

July 15, 2022

With an overwhelming 94% YES vote, LA County members just approved a new three-year contract – securing the biggest one-year raise in LA County history and the largest one-year salary increases since 2006. This hard-fought victory is thanks to our on-the-ground organizing and on-the-street Read More...

2022 Regional Council Elections

July 8, 2022

It’s official. The SEIU Local 721 Regional Council Election process is under way! Nominations for each of the four Regional Councils — Los Angeles County, LA/OC Cities, Tri-Counties, and Read More...

Attention LA City Members: Want to be on Your MOU Bargaining Team?

July 6, 2022

The last 27 months by no means have been easy for LA City workers. Early in the pandemic, we fended off layoffs and furloughs by making sacrifices. We kept the City afloat and carried out core Read More...