We’ve Let the World Know: We’re Going on a ULP Strike on April 28

President David Green speaks at the podium.

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.



USC Shuttle Drivers & Dispatchers: We Have Ratified Our New Contract

It’s official: We, the Shuttle Drivers and Dispatchers of USC, have voted to approve our new contract! As we all know, we endured nearly ten months of labor law violations by USC management. Last week, we came very close to striking as commencement ceremonies started. But, at the last minute,


‘Yes’ Vote Wins – Union’s LA County Members Authorize ULP Strike

Today, our union announced the results of our LA County Unfair Labor Practice strike authorization vote. Members voted in favor of a ULP strike, with a resounding 98% voting YES. We broke the news to the media, and SEIU 721 members, this morning at a press conference at our Wilshire


LA County Strike Vote Launch – When we vote, we win!

Yesterday, our union brought out the ballot boxes and fanned out at worksites across LA County for our strike authorization vote launch. We’re fed up with LA County’s bad faith bargaining and unfair proposals, and we’re voting YES to send a strong message to the Board of Supervisors and LA



721 Members Stand in Solidarity During RN Strike! What can YOU do?

LA County Health Service Workers, Show your support of Quality Patient Care LA County Registered Nurses are sounding the alarm about LA County’s failure to solve its chronic retention crisis and we will not stop fighting until county leaders make patient safety a priority! Patients cannot speak for themselves, we


Three Leading Gubernatorial Candidates John Chiang, Gavin Newsom, and Antonio Villaraigosa Join Striking Riverside County Workers

Riverside County Strike

Three Leading Gubernatorial Candidates John Chiang, Gavin Newsom, and Antonio Villaraigosa Join Striking Riverside County Workers; Demands Include a Halt to Chronic Safety Breaches and an End to Labor Law Violations SEIU 721 Represented Riverside County Employees Including Health Care Providers, Social Workers, Correctional Officers, Mental Health Care Workers, Engineers,


LA City We Can’t Wait To Fix LA

As you know, we are doing everything to extend the mediation period in hopes that City Officials will finally step up and prioritize the services LA communities depend on; however, to date LA City officials have failed to present acceptable proposals that could lead to final agreement.


Labor Board Rules in Favor of SEIU 721 Riverside County Members

After a lengthy legal process which lasted almost five years, PERB has ruled Riverside County violated the rights of SEIU 721 members when it declared impasse in 2009 and denied step increases to several hundred members. These workers are owed thousands of dollars in back pay and interest penalties.