social workers - SEIU Local 721

Elya Kazaryan case VICTORIOUS: Social worker reinstated with FOUR YEARS OF BACK PAY

March 27, 2024

We have exciting news to share. It’s one with a very happy ending – and one which involves someone I know personally because I represented her in her very first investigatory meeting. Four years ago, one of Read More...

LA County Social Workers’ ‘March on the Boss’ Got Everyone’s Attention AND Media Coverage

October 5, 2023

We are fed up with broken promises by the LA County Chief Executive Officer when it comes to social worker caseloads – and, yesterday morning, we delivered that message in-person straight to county management at the Hall of Administration in downtown LA. Soon afterward, our message began Read More...

LA County DCFS Mentor Recognition Lunch on July 11 – RSVP Here!

June 16, 2023

Join us! All of us at SEIU Local 721 are very proud that our union secured a Mentorship Bonus for CSWs in BU 723. We are now very excited to host a Recognition Lunch for LA County DCFS Mentors. Be Read More...

Social Workers of BU 723: On Mon., Apr. 24, PURPLE UP and STICKER UP – Let’s get a strong deal!

April 20, 2023

This upcoming Mon., Apr. 24 is a big day for Social Workers in Bargaining Unit 723 because we are going back to the negotiating table. So, PURPLE UP and STICKER UP to show your support for our union! Back during Read More...

LA County Social Workers – A special contract bargaining message for you

March 22, 2022

March is Social Workers Month. As we focus our union’s energies on bargaining for the best contract possible, it is vital to place the needs of LA County’s social workers at the forefront. Keeping caseloads at manageable levels must remain a top priority. As social Read More...

International Women’s Day 2021: Wonder Women abound from DC to SEIU Local 721

March 8, 2021

Today is International Women’s Day – and this year, we have a lot to celebrate. From California’s very own Kamala Harris becoming our nation’s first woman Vice President to our very own Read More...

SEIU 721 supports expanding LA County’s Upfront Family Finding program for more stable foster care placements

January 26, 2021

Our union – which represents thousands of Children’s Social Workers at LA County’s Department of Children and Family Services – took a strong stand today in support of expanding the Upfront Family Finding program to all regional DCFS offices on a motion authored by Supervisor Hilda L. Read More...

Lasting Reform of LA’s Child Welfare System is How We Win Justice for Gabriel Fernandez

March 5, 2020

By David Green, CSW, Treasurer, SEIU Local 721 The new Netflix documentary The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez examines in unflinching detail how shortcomings in LA County’s child welfare system Read More...