Press Releases - SEIU Local 721

For media inquiries, please contact SEIU 721 Communications Director Mike Long at mike.long@seiu721.org.

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

May 25, 2022

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

May 9, 2022

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

May 4, 2022

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

April 18, 2022

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

April 11, 2022

“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

March 29, 2022

*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

March 15, 2022

* 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

PRESS RELEASE FOR THURS., Feb. 17, 2022 – SEIU Local 721, Southern California’s Largest Public Sector Union, Announces 2022 Endorsements for LA Mayor, City Council and Citywide Offices, County Board of Supervisors, County Assessor, and County Sheriff

February 17, 2022

LOS ANGELES – After weeks of member candidate townhall meetings, the SEIU Local 721 Executive Board has confirmed the following endorsements for the June 2022 primary election: Mayor of LA: Karen Bass LA County Board of Supervisors District 1: Hilda Solis LA County Board of Supervisors District 3: Henry Stern … Read More

MEDIA ADVISORY FOR THURS., FEB. 3, 2022 — Lyft Drivers to Call for Immediate Halt to Company’s Dangerous “Shared Rides” Program While Omicron Continues to Surge; Drivers to Demand the Company Prioritize Workers’ Health and Safety During Pandemic

February 2, 2022

At a Rally Thursday, Drivers Will Sound the Alarm on Lyft’s Recent Move Allowing LA-Area Customers to Share Rides with Other Passengers. Workers Will Demand an End to Pandemic Policies that Put Profit Over Lives. Los Angeles – Drivers with the Mobile Workers Alliance will rally Thursday at Lyft’s driver … Read More

Press Release for Thurs., Jan. 13, 2022 – SEIU Local 721 President Calls on Gov. Newsom to Protect Healthcare Workers After the Release of Dangerous COVID-19 Guidance Allowing Hospitals, Other Health Facilities to Force Infected Staff Back to Work

January 13, 2022

The union demands isolation and testing for infected healthcare workers, common-sense measures to help with the current staffing crisis, investments in recruitment and retention of health staff, and COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave for all workers.