City Council - SEIU Local 721

Tri-Counties Members and Community Stand Up to Make Oxnard a Safe City

March 8, 2017

In response to draconian anti-immigrant measures being enacted nationwide by the Trump Administration, over 400 SEIU Local 721 members joined community activists and concerned families at last night's Oxnard City Read More...

Join Us on Tues., Aug. 30 for Santa Ana Candidate Endorsements!

August 24, 2016

Brothers and Sisters in Santa Ana! Join us on Tues., Aug. 30 when the Santa Ana Chapter of SEIU Local 721 interviews candidates for the Santa Ana City Council and School Board! Dinner starts at 5:30 p.m. and Q&A begins at 6:15 p.m. This is OUR CHANCE to ask questions directly to all Read More...

Riverside Chapter Elects Bargaining Team, Celebrates Past Leadership and Looks Toward the Future

January 20, 2016

Ballots are counted, and the new SEIU 721 City of Riverside General, and Refuse Unit bargaining team was announced at the first general membership meeting of the year, Tuesday, Jan. 19. The transition of chapter Read More...

City of Riverside Managers Spend Day “Walking in Our Shoes”

September 9, 2015

This year SEIU 721 City of Riverside members wanted to do something different to commemorate Labor Day. They reached out to City management with the idea to show department heads, City Council members and executive staff Read More...

The Fight for $15 Declares a Victory in Los Angeles

June 3, 2015

LA City Council Votes to Raise the Minimum Wage Delivering a Historic Win for Working Families and LA's Local Economy Los Angeles, CA - The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 721 released the following statement on behalf of President Bob Schoonover in response Read More...

The 2015 Election Season Begins with Major Wins for SEIU 721

March 10, 2015

SEIU 721 had numerous electoral wins on March 3rd. These wins would not have been possible without the COPE engagement that started with town halls, continuing with phone banks and finishing with consistent door to door voter engagement. Below are the complete results from the Read More...

We Gave Drivers a Break and the Banks Got the Bill!

August 21, 2014

The Fix LA coalition--with the backing of SEIU 721 members and LA City Traffic Officers--blanketed the City Hall area Thursday to feed parking meters and place faux tickets on cars, then traveled to Read More...

Victory! City Council Votes to Stand Up to Wall Street Greed

August 14, 2014

Today SEIU 721 and our partners in the Fix LA coalition scored a huge victory: the Los Angeles City Council voted 14-0 Wednesday to hold big banks accountable and bring millions of dollars back to our streets instead of Wall Street! The measure, sponsored by Councilmembers Paul Koretz, Gil Read More...

The Voting Rights Act and City Council Elections

March 31, 2014

Currently, several large cities in California are facing political and legal challenges to the way they conduct city council elections. These cities have "at-large" elections meaning that voters cast Read More...