Press Releases Archive - SEIU Local 721

Media Advisory for Wed., Nov. 2, 2022 – Massive Protest to Be Held at LA Superior Court as Court Reporters Fight to Protect Family and Probate Litigants from Having to Pay Outrageous New Fees

“The Money Is Already There – Sacramento Delivered, LA Is Dropping the Ball’’ Says SEIU 721 Pres. David Green, Who Will Join Assemblymember Miguel Santiago and Community Leaders in Objecting to LA Superior Court’s Plan to Make the Public Pay for Mandatory Court Reporter Services

Press Release for Thurs., July 28 — City of Riverside Workers Overwhelmingly Vote to Authorize Unfair Labor Practice Strike of More Than 700 Essential Employees

City of Riverside employees represented by SEIU Local 721 voted with an overwhelming 97 percent margin to authorize an unfair labor practice strike that could impact more than 700 workers in essential jobs like wastewater collection, police dispatch, street maintenance, and more.

Press Release for Thurs., May 26, 2022 — ULP Strike Impacting LA County’s Healthcare Network Averted as Tentative Agreement Between SEIU 721 Nurses and LA County Reached at 11th Hour

Registered Nurses and Supervising Nurses Bargaining Units Reach a Landmark Agreement Prioritizing Patient Safety and the Retention and Recruitment of LA County Nurses; Nurses’ Bargaining Units Set to Join Twenty-Six Other Bargaining Units for Agreement Ratification

Media Advisory for Thurs., May 26, 2022 – SEIU 721 to Announce that ULP Strike Over LA County’s Bad Faith Bargaining with Nurses Will Move Forward Throughout the County’s Healthcare Network on June 1

3-Day ULP Strike to Launch June 1 and Impact the LAC+USC Medical Center in Boyle Heights; Olive View-UCLA Medical Center in Sylmar; Martin Luther King, Jr. Outpatient Center in Willowbrook; Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center in Downey; Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in West Carson; and High Desert Regional Health Center in Lancaster

Media Advisory for Wed., May 11, 2022 — Essential American Red Cross Workers and Allies are Sounding the Alarm About Workplace Conditions and Understaffing Threatening the Nation’s Already Fragile Blood Supply

Pomona Event One of Several Across the Country in Support of Thousands of Frontline Workers Who are Calling for a Fair Contract That Protects Donors and Helps Address America’s Blood Shortage

Media Advisory for Fri., May 6, 2022 — Union to Announce at SEIU 721 HQ Strike Authorization Vote Results Affecting 55,000 LA County Frontline Workers

Union Cites Bad Faith Bargaining and Labor Law Violations by County Management in Lead-Up to Unfair Labor Practice Strike Vote; Ballot Box Results to Precede Intensive Negotiations Starting Next Week, Where Union Will Continue Demanding More Compensation to Fight Inflation and an End to Privatization of Good Union Jobs LOS … Read More

Media Advisory for Wed., Apr. 20, 2022 — Union Strike Authorization Vote Affecting 55,000 LA County Workers Launches This Week at LAC+USC Medical Center

Countywide Strike Vote Follows Massive Protest Through Downtown LA by SEIU 721 and Other Local Labor Unions Calling for More Compensation to Fight Inflation, Which Hit a Record High of 8.5% in March; Workers Cite Bad Faith Bargaining, Repeated Labor Law Violations by County Management in Push for Strike Authorization … Read More

Media Advisory for Tues., Apr. 12, 2022 — LA County Union Workers Will Demand More Compensation To Fight Inflation

“The Board of Supervisors needs to keep up with the times, and right now, inflation is the number one issue facing the LA County workforce,” said David Green, President of SEIU 721. “The heroes who got everyone through COVID deserve a solid paycheck, not to be living paycheck to paycheck.”

Media Advisory for Thurs., Mar. 31, 2022 — With Contract Set to Expire at Midnight, 1000s of Strike-Ready SEIU 721 Members to Descend on DTLA in Largest-Ever ‘Fight for Frontline’ March, Rally and Strike Vote Countdown

*10 AM MARCH AND RALLY THURSDAY* Amid Skyrocketing Inflation, Insulting Contract Proposals by LA County Leadership that Don’t Keep Up with the Rising Cost of Living, and Rampant Privatization Threats that Put Good Union Jobs at Risk, LA County SEIU 721 Members Set to Conduct First County-Wide Strike Vote in … Read More

Media Advisory for Wed., Mar. 16, 2022 – As Gas Prices Soar, Amazon Flex Delivery Workers to Rally and Demand Higher Pay Rates Alongside Uber Drivers

* 8 AM RALLY WEDNESDAY* As Gas Prices Soar, Amazon Flex Delivery Workers to Rally and Demand Higher Pay Rates Alongside Uber Drivers At a Rally in Redondo Beach Outside an Amazon Warehouse and Uber Hub, Drivers with the Tech Giants Will Call on the Companies to Put Drivers’ Financial … Read More