Los Angeles County News - SEIU Local 721

LA County workforce tells LACERA: ‘We must secure our retirement’

June 25, 2019

Members working in various LA County departments turned out in full force at today’s Board of Supervisors meeting to demand greater transparency and accountability throughout the Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Read More...

June 30 is the LA County Health Care and Dependent Care Spending Accounts reimbursement deadline

June 5, 2019

Many of us working for LA County take advantage of the Health Care Spending Accounts and Dependent Care Spending Accounts that are offered to us thanks to hard-fought negotiations by our Union.But you may not know that June 30, 2019 is the deadline to submit spending account claims for 2018 Read More...

Board of Supervisors gets SEIU 721 workers’ perspective on LA County budget

May 15, 2019

Dozens of our fellow SEIU 721 members who keep LA County clean, healthy and functioning testified at today’s official budget hearing, highlighting various challenges across numerous departments in a formal Read More...

Bobby Cagle of LA County’s DCFS sounds the $200 million+ alarm on Title IV-E Waiver

April 26, 2019

This week, LA County DCFS Director Bobby Cagle sent an official notice alerting the entire child welfare workforce of a potential hit of between $200 million to $320 million to the department – if Congress fails to Read More...

SEIU 721 to Honor ‘Champions for Our Children’

February 28, 2019

March is Social Work Month. In this spirit, SEIU 721 is proud to recognize the work of our members and our allies in the social work field by hosting our annual “Champions for Our Children” gathering.It will be held on Saturday, March 30, 2019 from 9 A.M. to Noon at the Read More...

Los Angeles County University Writing and Math Programs – Relaunched!

December 31, 2018

The Department of Human Resources (DHR), in partnership with SEIU Local 721 and Los Angeles Valley College, is very pleased to announce the relaunch of the Los Angeles County University (LACU) Writing and Math Programs in January 2019. These well-established developmental Read More...

$1K bonus for LA County members in Dec. 14 paychecks (plus 2% retroactive raise!)

December 11, 2018

These are turning out to be very happy holidays for tens of thousands of LA County employees! That’s because the long-anticipated, one-time $1,000 bonus – which was a result of our successful Read More...

Hundreds of union families enjoy Assembly and Family Fun Day at Whittier Narrows

November 5, 2018

It was a bright and sunny autumn afternoon in Southern California as hundreds of SEIU 721 families gathered at picturesque Whittier Narrows in South El Monte for Assembly and Family Fun Day.This year’s gathering included plenty of food, games and live entertainment. The kids Read More...

12-month Lynda.com licenses to the first 20,000 members who register!

October 5, 2018

Lynda.com licenses are still available! SEIU 721’s Joint Million Dollar Training Committee is pleased to announce the availability of a new learning opportunity for SEIU 721 LA County members! Read More...

On Sept. 25, LA County is #UnionStrong

September 7, 2018

RSVP for Sept. 25 (click here). Then sign up for free bus transportation (details here). Remember to Purple Up (shop here)! Stand United for LA County! Sept. 25 is our last chance to defend our Read More...