Our union continues to work with the County and other unions -primarily Fire and Sheriff – in addressing the still unresolved impact to Classic employees/members as a result of the Alameda Supreme Court case ruling. Our lawyers are working to respond to the initial court filing in the declaratory relief … Read More
SEIU 721 Benefits Director Ramon Rubalcava and SEIU Regional Director Danny Carrillo attended the last SBCERS meeting on January 13 via Zoom. As the Alameda Supreme Court case ruled last summer that stand-by and call back earnings are no longer pensionable, our union has been following this case on behalf … Read More
As part of our current collective bargaining agreement with L.A. County, an extra 2.75% step will be added to the salary schedules of SEIU Local 721 members effective January 1, 2021. All Options-eligible SEIU 721 members will receive the additional 2.75% salary increase once they have been at the current … Read More
The lead up to our 2020-2022 LA Contract Agreement was a fight like no other. In the middle of a once in a generation pandemic, and the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, we achieved a Contract Amendment that we can all be proud of. We went from the Mayor announcing … Read More
It’s big news: The LA County Board of Supervisors is considering whether to split the Probation Dept. in two – one for Adults, another for Juveniles. So, the Coalition of County Unions is using a new platform called Thought Exchange to survey members – and that includes us at SEIU … Read More
On the eve of President-Elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, our union is looking forward to beginning a new chapter in our nation’s history. America is on a major precipice, facing a three-pronged crisis – the COVID-19 pandemic, systemic racism and a rigged economy that works for the wealthy few. But we … Read More
Our union heard us loud and clear about the need to compel LA County to extend COVID-19 leave benefits. So we worked hard over the holidays to secure it. Now, SEIU 721 is pleased to announce that – retroactive to December 30, 2020 – LA County officially has extended COVID-19 … Read More
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 furloughs this fiscal year along with added protections against future furloughs. This agreement was made possible by the strength … Read More
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 sent a … Read More
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 vaccines. This 75-minute session will include a pre-recorded COVID-19 vaccine roundtable video featuring members from across … Read More