Many members of SEIU 721 are asking where we can donate to help the people of Puerto Rico, who were recently hit by a massive 5.9 magnitude earthquake. Thanks to the AFL-CIO United Way World Partnership, we have several choices – all of which will go a long way toward … Read More
The countdown is on! A new year —a new decade — a renewed opportunity to fight for the future of our union and the services we deliver. Make no mistake, the closing decade wasn’t easy. Our secure retirement, our health care and our very existence all came under attack. We didn’t fold, we stood #unionstrong … Read More
As Mother Nature turns up the late Summertime heat on Los Angeles, so our union is turning up the heat on the city administrators now that contract implementation time has begun! Our contract already got the blessing of the Los Angeles City Council. But they waited to give it their … Read More
Join us at our annual SEIU Local 721 Assembly and Family Fun Day on Sunday, September 15th! >RSVP NOW This year we’ll have face painting, game trucks, a live band and lots of great prizes. We’ll also have four In-N-Out food trucks! Don’t miss this event at Whittier Narrows Park … Read More
Please join us for the next LA/OC Cities Stewards and Leaders Council meeting Saturday, June 1st, 2019. We’ll have a Workers Compensation law office representative facilitate a “Know Your Rights” discussion. LA/OC CITIES STEWARDS AND LEADERS COUNCIL MEETING Saturday, June 1, 2019 9am – 11am SEIU Local 721 First floor, … Read More
With summer approaching, lifeguards from the City of Los Angeles are sounding the alarm on “cercarial dermatitis” outbreaks – better known as “swimmer’s itch” – caused by water-borne parasites at the Hansen Dam Recreational Lake in the San Fernando Valley. Lifeguards are demanding immediate testing of water at the adjacent … Read More
It’s official. L.A. City Members have emphatically ratified their new 3-year contract with 95% of the votes. Tonight’s vote count puts a bookend to contract negotiations that brought out the fight in SEIU Local 721 members throughout the City, including multiple public actions in Downtown Los Angeles and the Port. So, what … Read More
The election is done and the results are in: Members of BU 500 voted to keep their union and stay with SEIU 721. The vote count took place starting this morning at the LA County Sanitation District headquarters in the City of Industry. Votes from workers at solid waste facilities … Read More
We made it clear through our citywide worksite actions and our march at L.A. City Hall that we were prepared to do whatever it takes to win a fair contract, and it worked! After hard-fought contract negotiations, we beat back City management’s proposed takeaways to reach a Tentative Agreement on … Read More
After months of organizing and negotiations, SEIU 721 members at the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) delivered an impressive 99% Yes vote to ratify their first-ever union contract. The ratification of their landmark agreement comes after months of bargaining and repeated actions by LAHSA members in order to … Read More