News - SEIU Local 721

LA City Contract Amendment Online Voting is Live!

January 18, 2021

In case you missed it, we recently reached an accord on a LA City Contract (MOU) Amendment 2020-2022 (VIEW CONTRACT AMENDMENT SUMMARY), that will achieve significant savings for the City and eliminate layoffs and Read More...

How Did We Get to an LA City Contract (MOU) Amendment Accord?

January 15, 2021

At the start of 2020 LA City finances were good, in fact revenue was coming in at higher levels than expected. Then in March the COVID-19 pandemic hit Los Angeles. Stay-at-home orders were issued. Restaurants and other small businesses lost money. City revenues crashed. By April, the Mayor Read More...

SEIU holds forum to answer questions about the COVID-19 vaccine

January 14, 2021

SEIU Member Forum: Answering Your Questions About the COVID-19 Vaccines On Friday, January 15, at 3 p.m. PST, SEIU will host a national forum for members to get their questions answered about the COVID-19 Read More...

We Reached an LA City Contract (MOU) Amendment 2020-2022 Accord!

January 13, 2021

We recently reached an accord on a LA City Contract (MOU) Amendment 2020-2022 (VIEW CONTRACT AMENDMENT SUMMARY), that will achieve significant savings for the City and eliminate layoffs and furloughs this fiscal Read More...

Enough is Enough, Trump Must Be Removed – A Statement by SEIU Local 721 President Bob Schoonover

January 7, 2021

“The storming of the United States Capitol on Wednesday was the nadir of a presidential regime defined by hateful rhetoric, racialized violence and deliberate cruelty, both large and petty. As most of this nation is preparing for a peaceful transition of power to President- Read More...

Essential Workers Get it Done in Georgia – A Statement from SEIU Local 721 President Bob Schoonover

January 6, 2021

“Early Wednesday morning, when the senate races in Georgia were called for Rev. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff, essential workers around the country celebrated the payoff of years of relentless organizing. Thanks to record turnout across the state by black, Latino and AAPI Read More...

Gov. Newsom: LA County Needs Reinforcements NOW

December 23, 2020

We in the healthcare field know best the exhausting toll that COVID-19 is taking on our patients, our hospitals and on us. Cases are surging and Southern California is already at the brink even Read More...

100K jobless Americans – we could join them IF we lose our union

December 22, 2020

Let’s keep it real – the situation is getting desperate. Because of COVID-19, this year alone: 26 million Americans now say they’re going hungry because of trouble making ends meet 30 million Americans could lose their homes – and 12 million more face eviction – once a Read More...

Introducing Your 2020-2021 City of Ventura Bargaining Team

December 21, 2020

You submitted your bargaining team nominations to set us on a winning path in our upcoming campaign to lift up the City of Ventura. Meet your new bargaining team! G Unit Lynn Lopez, Senior Read More...

LA County members: Our voices have been heard! CEO issues Emergency Telework Directive

December 18, 2020

Earlier this week, in response to the terrible spike in COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths, SEIU 721 President Bob Schoonover sent an urgent letter to all five LA County Read More...