COVID-19 News - SEIU Local 721

Remind the LA County CEO: “We Deserve Heroes Pay for All!”

March 30, 2021

The new fiscal year may not start until July 1, 2021. But already, Fesia Davenport – the LA County’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) – is putting the finishing touches on her proposed county budget. We cannot Read More...

SEIU 721 Celebrates the American Rescue Plan: ‘Landmark Legislation for Working People’

March 10, 2021

Today, Congress passed the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan. This is landmark legislation for working people that will help drive down poverty by providing long overdue relief nationwide – with $42.6 billion alone coming our way to California. It is a vivid example of the power of Read More...

LA County Heroes Unite: 2021 Contract Campaign

March 1, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic proved what we already knew: We're the heroes who keep America together while everything else is falling apart. We deserve a strong contract! But how will we get it this year if LA County is Read More...

Nurses and Healthcare Professionals Win Big Victory on Hospital Safety Standards

February 5, 2021

For too long, nurses have been asked to provide patients with high-quality care amidst dangerously low staffing levels. Never has this fact been illustrated more vividly than during the COVID-19 pandemic, as ERs have Read More...

LA County Probation Dept. update: COVID-19 concerns and Client Training Manual top our union’s JLM meeting agenda

February 5, 2021

LA COUNTY PROBATION DEPARTMENT MEMBERS: We have important news to report from our monthly Joint Labor Management (JLM) meeting. COVID-19 Update Client meetings Our union noted that Deputy Probation Officers (DPOs) are holding client meetings outside the office but still Read More...

SEIU 721 President Bob Schoonover’s Statement on the New Biden Administration

January 20, 2021

On the eve of President-Elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, our union is looking forward to beginning a new chapter in our nation’s history. America is on a major precipice, facing a three-pronged crisis – the COVID-19 pandemic, systemic racism and a rigged economy that Read More...

LA County: COVID-19 Discretionary Leave extension brought to you by SEIU 721

January 19, 2021

Our union heard us loud and clear about the need to compel LA County to extend COVID-19 leave benefits. So we worked hard over the holidays to secure it. Now, SEIU 721 is pleased to announce Read More...

LA County members: Our voices have been heard! CEO issues Emergency Telework Directive

December 18, 2020

Earlier this week, in response to the terrible spike in COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths, SEIU 721 President Bob Schoonover sent an urgent letter to all five LA County Supervisors calling for immediate action to allow more employees to work safely from home. Thousands of Read More...

Who’s got your back? THE UNION – that’s who!

December 17, 2020

Lately, the usual suspects – like the Freedom Foundation – have descended on us with their phony promises to put a few dollars in our pockets … if only we’ll abandon our union, SEIU 721 Read More...

Union Conducts Health and Safety Walk-Throughs at LA County CSSD Division Sites

December 15, 2020

Union members working in the Los Angeles County Child Support Services Department have rightfully insisted that the department provide a safe working environment by following all COVID-19 Read More...