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LA County: Inflation + Privatization = Confrontation … FIGHT FOR THE FRONTLINE!

March 2, 2022

What price did you pay the last time you filled up your gas tank? How much did it cost the last time you bought groceries? Inflation is at historic highs – right when our contracts are about to expire. We, as a Read More...

LA County’s Salary Offer: 2% per year and NO pay increase until NEXT October?!

February 27, 2022

You're not going to believe LA County's infuriating salary offer — 2% per year and NO pay increase until next October. If you were ever on the fence about coming out for our Fight For the Frontline march on 3/31, there's simply no excuse — you need to register ASAP. We MUST Read More...

We showed LA County who has the 💜 for this contract fight!

February 24, 2022

In February, LA County members showed up in big numbers from hundreds of worksites during Valentine’s Day festivities to express our love for our union – AND our desire to fight hard for a strong contract in 2022 Read More...

It’s now or never for Antonia Jimenez of LA County DPSS

February 16, 2022

Last month, SEIU 721 President David Green and DPSS leaders met with DPSS Director Antonia Jimenez to discuss three major concerns expressed by our union members: Communication/Micro-management Teleworking Read More...

Kenya Turner, Harbor-UCLA Union Steward: “The Most Important Thing Is Having Initiative”

January 20, 2022

Kenya Turner knew it was her turn to step up and become an SEIU 721 Union Steward last year when LA County was still in the grip of the first wave of the COVID pandemic. “We didn’t have a direct representative for the technicians,” said Turner, who has worked at the Read More...

SEIU 721 joins Santa Claus with special message in holiday lights for LA County Board of Supervisors

December 22, 2021

The LA County Board of Supervisors got an early AM visit yesterday from Santa Claus – along with scores of our SEIU 721 members, who made their way down Temple Street to deliver a special message in holiday lights demanding care, dignity and respect for frontline workers Read More...

LA County: Today’s the big day … we get our $1K!

November 30, 2021

Today is Nov. 30 – so we should see our first $1,000 SEIU 721 Heroes Pay Bonus in today's paycheck! 'Tis the season and they say it's better to give than to receive ... but it's still pretty Read More...

LA County: First $1K SEIU 721 Heroes Pay Bonus appears in Nov. 30 paycheck– here’s what else we need to know

November 22, 2021

Just in time for the holidays – and just one week from today – we’ll get our first $1,000 SEIU 721 Heroes Pay bonus in our Nov. 30 paycheck! We should receive this bonus payment as long as we are permanent, full-time employees who were employed by July 1, 2021 and we remained employed Read More...

LA County: $1,000 SEIU 721 bonus will be in Nov. 30 paychecks

November 19, 2021

Nov. 24 is the last day for SEIU 721 Members to apply for additional bonuses! Employees who made mistakes on Self-Attest Forms can make corrections online in January All of us who are LA County Read More...

The results are in – here are your 2022 LA County Bargaining Teams!

November 4, 2021

After weeks of voting, the results are in! SEIU 721 is proud to announce the winners of our 2022 LA County Bargaining Team elections. Please note that this list only includes the results of Read More...