Contract bargaining may officially start in the Fall but we’re preparing now. That means the time has come to put together our 211 LA County Bargaining Team. Are you interested in being part of the Bargaining Team? If so, Bargaining Team Nominations are now being accepted. All you have to do … Read More

JOIN US IN PERSON OR VIRTUALLY! We’re meeting in person or virtually via Zoom for our next Retiree Committee monthly meeting on Tuesday, April 9th. The meeting is from 10:00am to 12:00pm (noon). Please join us! We’ll be discussing events that the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health … Read More

We have exciting news to share. It’s one with a very happy ending – and one which involves someone I know personally because I represented her in her very first investigatory meeting. Four years ago, one of our own fellow Social Workers – Elya Kazaryan – was unjustly terminated by … Read More

Occidental College student workers and allies marched to campus President Harry J. Elam Jr.’s office on Friday, March 22, to demand that he sign a pledge committing the college to voluntarily recognize their union through a card check process. The student workers — who are resident advisors, baristas, tour guides, … Read More

We marched on the boss back in June 2023. We met one-on-one with Dr. Laura Trejo – Director of LA County’s Aging & Disabilities Dept. – back in November 2023. We escalated our issues directly to the Board of Supervisors at their meeting on Feb. 6, 2024. And we repeated … Read More

The results are in! LAPMA has concluded their vote count and we’re proud to announce that we overwhelmingly ratified our LA city successor contract. The vote results conclude a contract fight for the ages. We began this journey almost a year ago and we never gave up. We forced the … Read More

This May, SEIU members from across the United States and Canada will participate in the SEIU Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from May 18-22, 2024. This year promises to be an exciting chance to plan the future of SEIU to meet the challenges and opportunities we are facing in a post … Read More

In 2024, we’re building political power for members with a robust Member Political Organizer program. In every region of the union, we’re planning campaigns to help win priority races with a direct impact on our members. To power up our campaigns, we’re signing up 3,500 new COPE contributors in 2024. … Read More

Good news! Union Court Reporters in California defeated an attempt to expand faulty electronic recording in Superior Courthouses. SB 662 (Rubio) was held on suspense in the State Senate, which means it will fail to make it out of its house of origin. SB 662 was a bill introduced by … Read More