As you may already know, we are ramping up to get ready for contract negotiations with LA County in 2025. We have heard from many Nursing Attendants at LA General who feel fed up with the low wages, excessive workloads, and short staffing. Now is the time for you to … Read More

SEIU 721 Part-Time Faculty at Otis College of Art and Design are continuing to flex their union power! Faculty members voted on August 14 to authorize a strike and are ready to go if Otis management doesn’t bargain in good faith and come back to the table with viable proposals. … Read More

SEIU 721 Retirees are Retired and Active! Cora Jackson-Fossett, who is retired from LA County Public Works and is an LA/OC Cities Region Elected Leader, was recently highlighted by Keck Medicine of USC. Though laryngeal cancer has taken her ability to speak physically, she is still finding ways to use … Read More

The SEIU 721 Retiree Committee is proud to announce and support a play written by a fellow SEIU retiree! Playwright David Trujillo retired from SEIU International and his upcoming play “Filthy Laundry” opens on Labor Day weekend in Los Angeles. Tickets are $25. The play is set in an industrial … Read More

Our union has reached a Tentative Agreement with the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority. That means it’s time for all of our SEIU 721 members at LAHSA to vote on our new TA! Our LAHSA Bargaining Team recommends a YES vote. Please note: You must be a member of our … Read More

Congratulations to our newly elected 2024-2025 LA County Bargaining Team members! Together with our hundreds-strong, county-wide Contract Action Team we’ll fight for the strong new LA County contract we deserve!   BU 111 TAMARA HALL ANDREA NAVARRO IRENE ZAPATA GLORIA LOZANO MIKESHA STRINGFELLOW VALERIE MEDINA CAROL MAXEY-WARE KAREN NEALY JANET … Read More

I voted in the union election. Do I still need to sign a membership card? How do I sign a membership card? That is great, your vote made a difference – we won with a huge margin (169 yes to 13 no). Yes, you still need to fill out a … Read More

SEIU 721 President and Executive Director David Green issued the following statement after the SEIU International union endorsed Kamala Harris for President: “I wish to thank President Joe Biden both for the incredible leadership he has displayed while in office and for his most recent decision as it pertains to … Read More

Spirits were high and the energy in the room was fully charged as hundreds of SEIU 721’s LA County members began the 2025 Contract Bargaining Kick-Off at the JW Marriott in downtown LA this past Saturday. SEIU 721 Chief of Staff Gilda Valdez initiated the program by repeatedly chanting, “S-E-I-U!” … Read More

Non-tenure track (NTT) faculty in the University of San Diego’s (USD) College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) voted overwhelmingly to join SEIU Local 721, according to ballots tallied Tuesday, June 18, by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). The over 300 faculty members teach courses in various fields, including anthropology, … Read More