A coalition of students, academia, tenants’ rights groups, living wage advocates and clergy joined graduate students from USC Forward and our SEIU 721 members this week by building a #FixSC Tent City at Jefferson Boulevard and Hoover Street – holding USC leadership accountable for their string of scandals and fiascos. … Read More
Next Monday, January 14, tens of thousands of LAUSD teachers and support staff in United Teachers Los Angeles are going on strike to fight for public education! Our brothers and sisters in UTLA are hitting the line and giving up pay to push for true community schools. They’re fighting for: … 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
Over the past months, SEIU members across the state have conducted a transparent, democratic process, interviewing dozens of candidates for statewide offices. SEIU 721 members have been a part of that process, and have also endorsed candidates for local offices who support working families and the communities we serve. Click … Read More
The LA City Joint Labor-Management Committee and Personnel Department have launched the 2018 Wellness Survey to learn more about employee wellness interests and experience with the program. The deadline for submission has been extended to May 6th, so please visit https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/lawellness2018 to complete the survey and have your voice heard. … 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
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
Today SEIU 721 members in Los Angeles and Oxnard joined marches honoring Dr. King’s legacy of civil rights leadership and tireless advocacy for labor rights and economic justice. In Los Angeles, a parade led by SEIU 721 members leaders like St. John’s Chief Steward Gary Poe marched with LA County … Read More