News - SEIU Local 721

Two Great Events in LA – United Way Home Walk and Letter Carriers’ Food Drive

May 10, 2019

We have two great events coming up in Los Angeles County. United Way HomeWalk - May 18th On Saturday, May 18th, labor will take the lead and walk to end homelessness in United Way of Greater Los Angeles’ 2019 Read More...

LA City Members Ratify Contract!

May 9, 2019

It’s official. L.A. City Members have emphatically ratified their new 3-year contract with 95% of the votes. Tonight’s vote count puts a bookend to contract negotiations that brought out the fight in SEIU Local 721 members throughout the City, including multiple public actions in Downtown Read More...

Ventura County Wellness Program – Time to Get Healthy!

May 2, 2019

The Ventura County Wellness Program (VC-WELL!) provides and encourages workplace programs and practices to promote the overall health & well-being of County employees. All regular County employees and their Read More...

Title IV-E Waiver lunchtime meetings set for April 29 to May 17

April 26, 2019

Attention LA County DCFS members: Between $200 million to $320 million in federal funding is on the line unless Congress renews the Title IV-E Waiver by September 30, 2019. DCFS Director Bobby Cagle recently notified Read More...

Bobby Cagle of LA County’s DCFS sounds the $200 million+ alarm on Title IV-E Waiver

April 26, 2019

This week, LA County DCFS Director Bobby Cagle sent an official notice alerting the entire child welfare workforce of a potential hit of between $200 million to $320 million to the department – if Congress fails to extend the federal Title IV-E Waiver by September 30, 2019 Read More...

Help is On the Way for LA County RFA and RFSPD Workers

April 25, 2019

Help is on the way for RFA and RFSPD workers at LA County Department of Children and Family Services drowning in excessive caseloads. Our new side-letter agreement contains mandatory caseload caps that will dramatically reduce caseloads for RFA and RFSPD workers and other Read More...

Free Title 22 Workshop

April 25, 2019

SEIU 721 is hosting a free CEU workshop on Title 22 and you should be there! Come find out more about the nurse-to-patient ratio Title 22 law and learn how to protect your patients and your license Read More...

BU 500 Votes to Keep LA County Sanitation Districts Union Strong

April 23, 2019

The election is done and the results are in: Members of BU 500 voted to keep their union and stay with SEIU 721. The vote count took place starting this morning at the LA County Sanitation District headquarters in the City of Industry. Votes from workers at solid waste facilities and water Read More...

Coalition Takes #FixSC Tent City into Heart of Campus

April 19, 2019

A coalition of students, academia, tenants’ rights groups, living wage advocates and clergy joined graduate students from USC Forward and our SEIU 721 members this week by building a #FixSC Tent Read More...

SEIU Local 721 Members Elect New Executive Board in 2019

April 12, 2019

The newly elected executive board of SEIU Local 721 is responsible for representing the interests of its members, and manages the Local’s affairs including continuing the dynamic worker-led Read More...