Agreement Reached with LA County to Avert Layoffs

The County of Los Angeles and SEIU 721 reached an agreement Friday morning on a proposal aimed at averting layoffs and demotions. The Union rejected the County’s demands for postponement of negotiated raises as premature and unnecessary at this time. In order to avert thousands of proposed layoffs and demotions, … Read More



LA County Proposes Hard Pay Concessions as an Alternative to Lay-Offs

To close a projected $943 million shortfall in the 2020-21 budget, the County of Los Angeles has asked SEIU 721 and other LA County unions to agree to several pay concessions: Suspend for one year, effective July 1, 2020, LA County’s matching contribution to employees’ Horizons 457 savings plan. Postpone … Read More


City of Ventura – Overtime Extended for Some in Q and S Units

While the COVID-19 pandemic turns our world upside down, SEIU Local 721 is working swiftly to keep workers, their families and the residents we serve safe. During these extraordinary times City of Ventura workers have kept the city running. Through your hard work and because of the great needs during … Read More


City of Riverside COVID-19 Update

Recently the City of Riverside sent you a correspondence of its decision to extend paid administrative leave compensation to employees required to stay home up until 5-14-20. While employees appreciate this gesture there are challenges identified in this correspondence that need to be addressed. The City of Riverside also communicated … Read More



Some Help from the CEO on Paid Leave Programs!

On Thursday, April 23, LA County’s Chief Executive Officer sent a letter to all Department Heads and Department Human Resources Managers with further guidance on the implementation of the COVID-19 Paid Leave programs. The letter can be found here. Here are the highlights:   All Departments are expected to begin to … Read More