City of Los Angeles News - SEIU Local 721

ATTN: LA DPW Security Officers: Get your JLMC Self-Nomination Form here

November 29, 2023

The Joint Labor Management Committee is very important to our union – and we are accepting self-nominations to join the JLMC. It's where our union and management meet to hash out unresolved work-related issues, a Read More...

Our LA City Strike Authorization Vote Starts on Nov 29th at 9AM

November 29, 2023

For months, our elected bargaining teams have negotiated with City officials around the clock to secure a strong new contract that reflects our priorities: competitive wages, solving the understaffing crisis, defending and expanding healthcare, protecting our secure retirement, and winning an even Read More...

SEIU 721 Vice President Simboa Wright Explains How City Members Keep Dr. King’s Dream Alive

August 30, 2023

SEIU 721 Vice President Simboa Wright spoke on August 29th about how City Members have fought — and continue to fight — to keep Dr. Martin Luther King’s dream for jobs and freedom alive at an event celebrating Read More...

Important LA City Bargaining Message — We Won’t Let the City Pull a 180

April 26, 2023

During the past several months, every Coalition of LA City Unions partner presented every bargaining unit inequity to the City in good faith. That was the deal. That’s what we voted on last October, and that’s Read More...

LA City Issues an Update to the Vaccine Mandate Policy

February 4, 2023

We have received the news that the City of LA has issued an update to the City’s COVID-19 vaccination mandate. The mandate update approves any pending medical or religious exemption that has been submitted to the City by January 31, 2023. In October of 2021, SEIU 721 Read More...

LAX Workers Stand Union Strong at the Board of Airport Commissioners!

January 20, 2023

We packed the Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) Board of Airport Commissioners meeting to capacity on Thursday, Jan 19th to deliver the resounding message — HIRE UP AND RETAIN OUR LAX WORKFORCE, AND PROVIDE SAFE WORKING CONDITIONS. Accompanied by over 50 LAX SEU 721 members Read More...

A special benefits message for us at the LA DWP

April 15, 2022

Open enrollment starts soon for those of us working at the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. If we want to make any changes to our healthcare benefits plans, now is the time. Thanks to the Read More...

Our 2022 Primary Election Endorsements for LA City and LA County

February 17, 2022

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: Read More...

Want to save our jobs? Help us get dollars from DC

July 9, 2020

We’re going to face mass unemployment if we do not compel Congress to pass a strong HEROES Act that bails out state and local governments to avoid layoffs and budget cuts. That’s the bottom Read More...

#ICYMI – Watch the ‘Protect All Workers’ Virtual Town Hall

May 15, 2020

We have embarked on a monumental but vital task of securing between $500 billion and $1 trillion in federal stimulus for workers – and our union most recently hosted a virtual town hall urging all Read More...