News - SEIU Local 721

SEIU 721 Inland Region COPE Members Endorse Eric Linder for Riverside County Board of Supervisors

July 24, 2018

SEIU 721 Inland Region COPE members have endorsed former State Assembly member Eric Linder for Riverside County Board of Supervisors District 2. A Corona resident and former member of the state assembly, Eric Read More...

Action Alert! Let’s End the Wage Theft at LASD!

July 23, 2018

When pay discrepancies have arisen at LA County facilities, administrators at those locations have worked to promptly resolve them. That’s not the case with the LA Sheriff’s Department (LASD) on a bonus weekend pay grievance affecting our fellow members in the jails. LASD led us to Read More...

Kaiser Wellness Pilot Survey at Rancho Los Amigos – Give Your Feedback!

July 19, 2018

SEIU Local 721, together with the Department of Human Resources, Rancho Los Amigos, and Kaiser Permanente, are working together to develop exciting new workplace wellness initiatives, and we want to hear from you! & Read More...

Safety Forum at Twin Towers on July 23rd!

July 17, 2018

In late April, over 200 hundred frontline workers from Twin Towers and Men’s Central Jail filled out your union’s survey to aid the mass grievance investigation. There’s an alarming number of reports of workers Read More...

Urgent Safety Check at North County Correctional Facilities!

July 5, 2018

Make your safety concerns heard! In early April in conjunction with CIR-SEIU, UAPD, and numerous AFCSME Locals we filed an unprecedented grievance against LA County to demand an immediate fix to a situation that’s hit rock bottom and endangering our lives by the minute Read More...

WE Care for Watts and WE did it!!

July 5, 2018

With an overwhelming YES vote of 98%, Watts Healthcare Corporation members have ratified a strong three-year contract that protects public safety, keeps healthcare contributions affordable, and provides market rate adjustments for several classifications. 11.25% salary Read More...

Watts Team Secures Tentative Agreement That Protects Patients and Workers!

July 5, 2018

WE Care for Watts! Our bargaining team has reached a Tentative Agreement on a strong three-year contract that allows members to continue caring for the communities we love and take care of our Read More...

MAJOR VICTORY – Judge Bars Riverside Imposition, Reinstates Nurses

June 29, 2018

In a massive victory against a hostile employer, the Riverside County Superior Court ruled on three major issues: 1. There can be no imposition of the "last, best and final" offer until the outstanding unfair labor practice charges against the County are resolved. 2. The County must also Read More...

L.A. Labor Strikes Back!

June 28, 2018

Los Angeles— Less than 24 hours after the U.S. Supreme Court ushered in the so-called “Right to Work” era for public sector workers, hundreds of union workers from a cross-section of L.A. unions Read More...

No Court Ruling on Janus v. AFSCME will Rule Us Out

June 27, 2018

This morning, the U.S. Supreme Court delivered its anti-worker decision in the long-awaited Janus v. AFSCME. To the surprise of no one, the Court ruled 5-4 in favor of establishing a national so- Read More...