Rise and Resist - SEIU Local 721

100K jobless Americans – we could join them IF we lose our union

December 22, 2020

Let’s keep it real – the situation is getting desperate. Because of COVID-19, this year alone: 26 million Americans now say they’re going hungry because of trouble making ends meet 30 million Read More...

Who’s got your back? THE UNION – that’s who!

December 17, 2020

Lately, the usual suspects – like the Freedom Foundation – have descended on us with their phony promises to put a few dollars in our pockets … if only we’ll abandon our union, SEIU 721. WHO DO THEY THINK THEY’RE KIDDING?! Let’s ask ourselves: Where were they when we were Read More...

SEIU 721 Members Vow to Hold the Line at “Not On Our Watch!” Union Leader Summit

April 30, 2018

Solidarity remained strong throughout the “Not On Our Watch!” Union Leader Summit on Saturday as SEIU 721 members from across Southern California gathered at the Our Lady of the Angeles Cathedral in Downtown LA Read More...

Hundreds Rally at LAC+USC to Resist “Right to Work” Agenda

February 28, 2018

The working families of Southern California made their message loud and clear on Monday. As anti-worker forces in Washington began oral arguments in front of the Supreme Court for Janus v. AFSCME, hundreds of workers Read More...

UNION 101: “Right to Work”

November 30, 2017

They say it's the "Right to Work." What they DON'T say is it's really the Right to Work....FOR LESS! This so-called "Right to Work" scheme has been around for decades - in fact, even Martin Luther King Jr. spoke out against it! The great Civil Rights Leader spoke Read More...

The Work We Do: Alan Peshek

November 4, 2017

https://youtu.be/hgDeH9BDj24 Retirement. It’s often the long-awaited end goal for employees who, after decades in the workforce, are rewarded with cleared schedules, alarm-clock free mornings and plenty of time to pursue their passions. However, for Alan Peshek, Read More...

The Work We Do : Adolfo Granados

October 6, 2017

https://youtu.be/Ejpc0eEtvHQ Adolfo Granados was in the 7th grade when he and his five siblings learned a life-changing lesson in the agricultural fields of Fresno, CA. After noticing the kids Read More...

Together We Rise on July 22nd

July 31, 2017

"If someone tried to deprive you of your rights, you've got to resist it. You've got to resent it. You've got to fight against it." -A. Phillip Randolph SEIU Local 721 members are gearing up for the July 22nd Unity Summit to continue to stoke the union fire that brought us collective bargaining Read More...