News - SEIU Local 721

Imposition Vote Delayed, Riverside County Cat & Mouse Continues

June 25, 2018

Last week, Riverside County put imposition on the agenda for this Tuesday's board meeting. The legality of this move was unclear, as the County is currently under a temporary restraining order barring it from Read More...

SEIU 721 to L.A. County: “7% Is Not Enough – We Will Fight for More!”

June 22, 2018

Yesterday, contract bargaining negotiations between SEIU 721 and L.A. County officially got underway. Your elected bargaining team delivered a strong rebuke to L.A. County negotiators: “Seven percent (over three years) is not enough!” The rising cost of living is putting the American Read More...

SEIU Local 721 Condemns Inhumane Family Separations at the United States Border

June 20, 2018

SEIU Local 721 Condemns Inhumane Family Separations at the United States Border; Vows to Elect Congressional Candidates Who Will Stand Up to the Trump Administration to Defend the Promise of the American Dream As Read More...

Anti-Worker Attack Prepares to Hit California

June 19, 2018

The Janus v. AFSCME Supreme Court decision, which is expected to establish nation-wide Right to Work (for less) in the public sector, will likely arrive sometime before the end of June, and anti-worker forces like the Read More...

Coaching and Mentorship Cuts DCFS Social Worker Attrition Rates to 6 Percent for New Hires

June 12, 2018

A couple years ago, our united voice led to an unprecedented strike for child safety, resulting in L.A. County hiring 2,765 additional social workers to alleviate our caseload and help us prioritize children’s needs. However, hiring those social workers wasn’t enough. Read More...

Final Leg of Travel Time Now Covered for DCFS Special Assignments

June 12, 2018

Your union strives to keep money in your pocket – and we did! As we all know, L.A. County is huge – 4,751 square miles in size to be exact, which is a larger land mass than the entire state of Delaware or Rhode Island. It’s also home to the largest population of any Read More...

Union Power Is Instrumental in Clearing DCFS Backlog of 2,500 RFAs

June 12, 2018

SEIU 721 is proud to report incredible progress on a major issue affecting L.A. County social workers: Resource Family Approvals. It’s no secret that the RFA backlog was up to 2,500 cases. Read More...

SEIU 721 Members Deliver at the Polls!

June 6, 2018

California's June primary was a victory for working families, as SEIU 721 member power boosted strong, pro-worker candidates at the polls. In a time when the rich and greedy are doing everything they can to rig the system in their favor by pushing anti-worker policies like "Right to Work" (for Read More...

🍿Go “Over Board” and Win A Popcorn Social! 🍿

June 6, 2018

Believe it or not, we had to fight for the right to have Union Boards at our worksites and, as a public face for our union, we need to take pride in them and keep them updated! So, as much as we Read More...

Retaliation Doesn’t Fly: Riverside County’s Scarlet Letter

May 31, 2018

It's no secret that Riverside County management has no respect for county workers. The offensive "last, best and final" offer they're trying to impose on us and the 34 unfair labor practice charges Read More...