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COVID-19 Essential Workers To Trump Admin: Don’t Bankrupt The Front Line!

May 6, 2020

Wednesday morning, SEIU 721 members joined with other COVID-19 frontline union workers outside of Trump National Golf Club in Palos Verdes to tell the federal government, "Don't bankrupt the front line!" The assembled Read More...

Union Drive-Up Food Distribution On Mondays in Ventura

May 4, 2020

When working families are in trouble, our labor union brothers and sisters are ready to jump in and help. The California Labor Federation is teaming up with the Central Coast Labor Council and Food Share Ventura County to offer food distribution every Monday starting May 11th from 1:00 p.m. to 3 Read More...

City of Riverside COVID-19 Update

April 30, 2020

Recently the City of Riverside sent you a correspondence of its decision to extend paid administrative leave compensation to employees required to stay home up until 5-14-20. While employees appreciate this gesture Read More...

CALL NOW – Demand A #Stimulus4Workers

April 30, 2020

Across the country, hardworking SEIU public servants have been on the job, keeping our communities and the economy afloat during the COVID-19 crisis. While we've been putting our lives on the line every day, congress Read More...

Furloughs? Layoffs? Benefit Cuts? Unless Congress Acts Now, California’s Cities and Counties Are In Real Trouble

April 29, 2020

Frontline public workers have been our first line of defense against the novel coronavirus. From Riverside County to Los Angeles to Ventura County, SEIU 721 public service workers have answered the call and gone above and beyond to keep local communities safe and functioning Read More...

The Frontline Is Everywhere — SEIU Local 721 Members Profiled in the LA Times

April 28, 2020

The frontline against COVID-19 is everywhere. It’s in our hospitals treating the sick, it’s in DPSS helping the more than 1 million unemployed in LA County alone, and it’s in the streets keeping our communities from falling apart. Public sector workers from Read More...

COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions for the County of Ventura

April 28, 2020

COUNTY OF VENTURA The COVID-19 pandemic is causing shifts in our lives and in our workplaces on a daily basis. SEIU Local 721 is moving swiftly to keep up with all the changes in all our Read More...

Without a #Stimulus4Workers – Public Workers Will See Massive Cuts

April 28, 2020

As millions of Americans have sheltered in place, working people have kept our country afloat. Unfortunately, the lack of federal leadership is now threatening these same working people with cuts, furloughs and unemployment. Public workers are carrying out essential duties, often risking their Read More...

Clinics Townhall May 7, 2020

April 24, 2020

Frontline workers are facing challenges like never before while still continuing to provide the critical services our communities need. For the first time ever, SEIU 721 is holding a virtual Read More...

Some Help from the CEO on Paid Leave Programs!

April 23, 2020

On Thursday, April 23, LA County’s Chief Executive Officer sent a letter to all Department Heads and Department Human Resources Managers with further guidance on the implementation of the COVID- Read More...