After months of organizing, City of Long Beach Refuse Operators voted to join SEIU Local 721 by an overwhelming landslide. Their unity and determination throughout the process helped deliver a landmark victory for frontline workers and the residents they serve. Together with the over 95,000 members of SEIU 721 – … Read More
Over one thousand L.A. City members and community allies marched this morning from Los Angeles City Hall through the Civic Center to deliver the message to Mayor Eric Garcetti: Quit Campaigning and Fix LA! For months, the SEIU Local 721 Bargaining Team and the Coalition of City Unions have been … Read More
OUR CITY OUR FIGHT It’s time to take a stand to protect our city’s middle class jobs and bring up our city services to the highest levels! City Management is hell-bent on balancing budgets for a generation on the backs of LA City Workers while they burn through our taxpayer … Read More
Los Angeles— Less than 24 hours after the U.S. Supreme Court ushered in the so-called “Right to Work” era for public sector workers, hundreds of union workers from a cross-section of L.A. unions united at City Hall to denounce the court decision and show their solidarity. The colorful display of … Read More
This morning, the U.S. Supreme Court delivered its anti-worker decision in the long-awaited Janus v. AFSCME. To the surprise of no one, the Court ruled 5-4 in favor of establishing a national so-called “Right to Work” for public employees, further rigging the system against working families. Today’s decision is the … Read More
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. “Our infrastructure is of great neglect,” said Bob Schoonover, President of SEIU Local 721, which boasts approximately … Read More
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 — here, look at the … Read More
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 make sure to mark Elizabeth “Liz” Lee on your ballot. AND MAIL YOUR BALLOT … Read More
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 5,000 new union jobs to the city’s workforce. With an 87% “yes” vote … Read More
Our voices are powerful and when we work together, we make great things happen for our city, our community and for our families. It was our hard work and unity that urged the City of Los Angeles to create the Targeted Local Hire Program, another key victory in our figh … Read More