News - SEIU Local 721

The results are in – here are your 2022 LA County Bargaining Teams!

November 4, 2021

After weeks of voting, the results are in! SEIU 721 is proud to announce the winners of our 2022 LA County Bargaining Team elections. Please note that this list only includes the results of contested elections. Read More...

Join Our 2021 Member Assembly Tele-Town Hall

November 2, 2021

Have you marked your calendar for the 2021 Member Assembly Tele-Town Hall Event? This Sunday, November 7th at 6PM we’re remotely coming together to participate in a tele-town hall event, and update SEIU 721 members on what’s in store for 2022. This past year has given us plenty to be Read More...

Heroes Pay Update! Board Gives Final Approval, Self-Attestation Forms are Live

November 2, 2021

SEIU 721 Agreement Receives Final Board Approval. $1000 Bonus Coming Later This Month. “Self-Attestation” Forms for Additional Bonuses Are Live. After an historic string of Heroes Pay for All actions – more Read More...

LA County: Hard-Fought Heroes Pay for All Bonuses Are On the Way!

October 29, 2021

After months of organizing and more than 150 member-led actions across LA County, we secured a landmark contract with across-the-board Heroes Pay for All bonuses, full healthcare cost coverage, and a new Juneteenth paid Read More...

The LA City Council has approved the last, best, and final offer on the Vaccination Mandate

October 26, 2021

As we informed you on October 20th, we’ve exhausted all pathways to an agreement with the City over the impacts of the Mandatory Vaccination policy. Bargaining ended last week, and now the Los Angeles City Council has approved the City's last, best, and final offer. The Read More...

Roger Nuñez, Executive Board member from the Coachella Valley, uses his “PhD in the streets” to change his community

October 22, 2021

Social Services Assistant and Executive Board member Roger Nuñez is passionate about his Coachella Valley community and committed to the idea that public employees can transform people's lives. "Local government has a big impact on people," Nuñez says. "That's why it's Read More...

Negotiation Impasse with LA City on the Impacts of the Vaccination Mandate

October 20, 2021

After months of negotiations with City Administrators over the impacts of the City’s Mandatory Vaccination policy, we’ve exhausted all pathways to an agreement. Our bargaining, under the Read More...

Cheylynda Barnard, Executive Board Member from Riverside County, advocates for the forgotten in society

October 13, 2021

Cheylynda Barnard says her experience on the job and as a candidate for office have taught her the same thing -- that union members must keep advocating for the forgotten in our society. Barnard has served in the Adult Protective Services Division of Riverside County for six years, where she Read More...

Another Win for SEIU 721 County of Ventura Members!

October 13, 2021

When our SEIU 721 County of Ventura bargaining team formulated our last bargaining proposals in the 2019 campaign, we knew that ever-changing health care costs would be a challenge. Our team’ Read More...

What’s Up with Our LA County Bonuses?

October 12, 2021

On August 27, SEIU 721 members overwhelmingly approved a landmark six-month contract including a new Juneteenth paid holiday, fully funded medical and dental coverage, and across-the-board “ Read More...