Fight for $15 - SEIU Local 721

Saturday, September 24th: Don’t miss Income Inequality Day at the DTLA Film Fest!

September 16, 2016

Sisters & Brothers, Together, we've fought back against economic inequality. We've put all Californians on a path to better pay and workplace protections; we've stopped attacks on your job security and voice as Read More...

Statement from President Bob Schoonover on our nation’s first statewide $15 min wage law:

April 4, 2016

Today, working families across California are celebrating the signing of Senate Bill 3, which establishes a pathway to a $15 minimum wage by 2022. This historic legislation will lift California's working families out of poverty, and transform the lives of the 6.5 million Californians who Read More...

Statewide $15/hr. and Supreme Court update from SEIU Local 721 President Bob Schoonover

March 30, 2016

Sisters and Brothers of SEIU Local 721, This week began with SEIU representatives joining our elected officials in Sacramento to announce California's plan for a higher wage. The Fight For $15 that Local 721 has led Read More...

Public workers front and center: Join us on April 14!

March 30, 2016

SEIU Local 721 members have anchored the fight to raise up working families and we've delivered! Secure your day off from work *today* so that you can join us on April 14.Call the Member Connection 1-877-721-4YOU, or 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...

Epic Vote Clears the Way for a $15 Minimum Wage in the City of L.A.

May 20, 2015

Just a couple of years ago a $15 minimum wage seemed like a pipe dream, today it's one step closer to being a reality thanks to the relentless work of SEIU 721 in fighting to raise the wage floor in Los Angeles. On Tuesday, the Los Angeles City Council cleared the way to put the Read More...

Support the L.A. Women Fasting for $15 this Wednesday at L.A. City Hall

April 27, 2015

L.A. Women have taken over City Hall's doorstep in a 15-day fast demanding a $15 minimum wage in Los Angeles! Today is day 12 of women going without food and standing strong outside of City Hall's Read More...

On Tax Day, 721 Joined The Largest Mobilization of the Underpaid

April 15, 2015

It happened today. Thousands of fast food workers went on strike in hundreds of cities. And they weren't in the streets alone. SEIU 721 members were there in full force. Additionally, home care workers were there. Child care workers and teachers. Walmart employees. Adjunct professors. Airport Read More...

Raise Up ALL of LA County

April 15, 2015

On April 15, we called on the Board of Supervisors to strengthen public services and end poverty wages. The wages working families are being paid are completely out of balance with what people Read More...

Why I’m Fighting for Social and Economic Justice and You Should Too

March 17, 2015

Rosario de la Cruz, left, translates for Barbara Hunter, right, as she talked about the importance of the Fight for $15. My name is Barbara Hunter. I'm a single mom of two. I work for the City of Read More...