News - SEIU Local 721

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 has been giving away billions to corporations and rich CEOs. Now, they're 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 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 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 jurisdictions to help keep all workers and the clients we serve safe. Here are the 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, 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-19 Paid Leave programs. The letter can be found here. Here are the highlights: All Read More...

Free COVID-19 Testing by the L.A. Black Worker Center and St. Johns

April 23, 2020

Every one of us, regardless of where we live or what we look like, needs accessible healthcare, paid time to recover and resources to make ends meet. Black, brown and Indigenous communities have Read More...

Now you can watch the ‘Virtual Town Hall’ for LA County’s DCFS and DPSS

April 22, 2020

We recently joined Sup. Hilda Solis to co-host a Virtual Town Hall for SEIU 721 members working throughout LA County’s DCFS and DPSS. If you weren’t able to watch it then, you can now! To Read More...