All of us have heard about big plans underway to reshape how homeless services are delivered throughout Los Angeles County. Many of us have questions. Our union – SEIU 721 – is here to walk through what it means (and if you would like to view this information in a
Fed up with Los Angeles County management’s repeated law-breaking and failure to bargain in good faith, our union delivered an official 10-Day Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) Strike Notice to the County today and announced our intent to strike during a press conference directly outside our union’s headquarters near downtown LA.
Enough is enough! For the first time in history, all LA County SEIU 721 members will be walking out on a ULP strike to protest the county’s rampant labor law violations and failure to bargain in good faith. The ULP strike will begin on Monday, April 28th at 7pm and will
Our weeks of Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) practice pickets have put the County on notice. The heat we’ve put on has led to an increase in bargaining sessions, but we can’t take the pressure off! As of March 31, our contract is expired and we can’t allow that to stand. The
In case you missed it, our union held a successful webinar for all of our LA County members yesterday evening – which is when our contract with LA County expired. During our webinar, we went over several critical points in the lead up to a possible Unfair Labor Practice (ULP)
Have you seen the latest budget report by the LA County Chief Executive Office? It’s full of fancy charts and graphs – and full of excuses. The bottom line is that their way of thanking us, their essential workforce, is to give us NOTHING. They want NO job vacancies filled
On the heels of boisterous Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) practice pickets across LA County this past Thursday, we’re hitting the streets again with another round of ULP practice pickets this week, and through the month of March. Since contract negotiations began, we’ve filed more than 35 ULPs, including charges for bad faith bargaining,
As contract bargaining continues, SEIU 721 LA County members held massive Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) Pickets directly outside several critical worksites, sending a clear message to management that our union solidarity is strong – and that we will do whatever it takes to win the respect we deserve. Since contract
This past Saturday morning, LA County members of SEIU 721 showed up bright & early and in big numbers to attend a spirited ULP Strike Academy and Practice Picket. Our goal was to train, organize and prepare ourselves for the big contract fight ahead, with the rock solid understanding that we won’t back down until we get the strong contract that we deserve.
LA County members hardly needed convincing to fight the good fight. Energy was high right from the start and remained so throughout the entire event.
From October through December of 2024, Elizabeth Diaz’ job as an Animal Control Officer I required her to go door-to-door throughout the Altadena community doing animal licensing enforcement and education. But just mere weeks later, in January of 2025, she unexpectedly found herself back in Altadena traversing those same streets