Los Angeles - SEIU Local 721

Fix L.A. Coalition demands end to ‘broken streets, broken promises’ during L.A. City Council testimony

May 3, 2018

With the local economy in full recovery mode, the Fix L.A. Coalition demanded during official testimony before the L.A. City Council that City Hall restore 5,000 municipal jobs lost during the Great Recession. “ Read More...

Fix L.A. gives People’s State of the City: “Broken streets and broken promises”

April 16, 2018

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti's "State of the City" address was challenged today by community groups within the Fix L.A. Coalition, whose members demanded an immediate fix to broken streets and broken promises during their own People's State of the City. "The real state of the union -- Read More...

Protect LA City pensions. Vote for Elizabeth ‘Liz’ Lee for LACERS!

April 5, 2018

LA City members: By now you should have received a LACERS ballot in your mailbox at home. Ballots are due Tuesday, April 10th! Our pensions and retirement security are at stake in this important election. So Read More...

SEIU 721 Members Vote to Stay in Coalition of City Unions

January 19, 2018

Solidarity remains strong between our City of LA members and our sister unions, with SEIU 721 members voting last night to stay in the Coalition of City Unions – the organization powering Fix LA’s movement to add Read More...

We Honor Dr. King’s Legacy of Fighting for Working Families

January 15, 2018

Today SEIU 721 members in Los Angeles and Oxnard joined marches honoring Dr. King’s legacy of civil rights leadership and tireless advocacy for labor rights and economic justice. In Los Angeles, a parade led by SEIU 721 members leaders like St. John's Chief Steward Gary Poe Read More...

Deadline extended for L.A. City bargaining surveys!

November 3, 2017

Attention all members working for the City of Angels! You now have until Monday, November 13 at 5 p.m. to send in your contract bargaining surveys. It’s easy to do. Just fill it out online! Contract bargaining is around the corner and these survey results help shape our Read More...

SEIU 721 Celebrates Juneteenth

June 19, 2017

SEIU 2015 President Laphonza Butler, Assembly member Reggie Jones-Sawyer, and SEIU 721 VP Linda Dent. Juneteenth, From Broken Chains to a New Reign "It's time to revitalize and it's time to Read More...

Assemblymember Reggie Jones Sawyer & SEIU Local 721 African American Caucus JUNETEENTH Celebration

May 19, 2017

"From Broken Chains to a New Reign"Please join Assemblymember Reggie Jones-Sawyer and SEIU Local 721's African American Caucus as we celebrate Juneteenth on Saturday, June 17, 2017. This year we are raising the bar and inviting members to attend a formal evening of live music, delicious Southern Read More...

Social Workers Dig Deep to Find Child Placement Solutions

March 27, 2017

Every year in Los Angeles County thousands of children are left in a lurch, waiting to be placed with a loving family. Sometimes social workers get 20, 30, or 40 rejections before they can place a Read More...

One Step Closer to 5,000 New Jobs! Fix LA Press Event!

April 28, 2016

On Friday, April 29th we will be moving one step closer to bringing to fruition the 5,000 new jobs negotiated last year during our contract negotiations. Since we launched our Fix LA campaign efforts Read More...