Thanks to months of collective action, and over 150 actions by thousands of SEIU 721 members across LA County, we’ve secured a groundbreaking, 6-month tentative agreement with Heroes Pay for All, healthcare cost coverage increases, and a new Juneteenth paid holiday. While other unions simply rolled their contracts over for … Read More
Have you heard? We, the members of our union, secured a solid, six-month Tentative Agreement (TA)! Union MEMBERS won this victory, by taking ACTION and bargaining tough with LA County. Now, we’re gearing up to ratify our new contract. In the meantime, our Rolling Rallies and August 10th Day of Action … Read More
We are excited to announce that our union has secured a solid, six-month agreement with LA County. Our Bargaining Policy Committee (BPC) overwhelmingly recommends that we vote YES. From the outset, we fought for four strategic priorities, and we won them all. Here’s what’s on the table. First – our … Read More
Starting on Wed., July 21, LA County members of SEIU 721 can earn up to $100 in reward cards for participating in the Countywide Fitness Challenge. It’s all virtual in 2021! Webinars are available for six wellness categories: Active Fitness, Body/Physical Health, Financial Wellness, Mental/Self-Care, Nutrition/Food, and Social/Relationships. Learn more … Read More
As you may know, we have been working diligently to protect our members from the unfair concessions that the City is seeking from us. What was originally a concern over lost sales tax revenue due to COVID-19, has transformed into a variety of falsehoods and disrespect for our sacrifices, and our excellent public … Read More
Bargaining for a Successor Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is about to begin. Our current contract will expire on December 31, 2021. SEIU is proud to announce that a Bargaining Team has been chosen. These members took time to send in a Bargaining Petition so they will be able to represent … Read More
Sisters and brothers, I’m honored to announce the selection of Simboa Wright to the office of Vice President of SEIU 721 and Adolfo Granados to the office of Treasurer. Their selection comes after a thorough interview process, and both were approved by a unanimous vote of our union’s Executive Board. Simboa … Read More
After all the dedication and sacrifices we – the essential workers of LA County – made during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Board of Supervisors wants to reward us with a slap in the face by adopting a budget with ZERO meaningful investment in us. Worst of all, LA County is … Read More
LA County is Offering a One-Time Bonus Heroes Pay? Or a Slap in the Face? On Thursday, June 10, in the sixth week of bargaining, Los Angeles County finally brought some money to the bargaining table. Their so-called “Appreciation Pay” is a proposed one-time bonus of $750, plus an additional … Read More
WHO WE ARE SEIU Local 721 is a dynamic, and fast-growing organization recognized as one of the largest and strongest union of publicly funded employees in the nation. We are on the forefront of local politics, defending public services in the face of budget challenges, organizing workers in the public … Read More