This year the annual International Latino Caucus Latino Heritage Celebration will very different. With a worldwide pandemic raging on in the middle of the biggest election season in modern history — the number one priority has to be winning at the polls. We simply cannot have it any other way. … Read More
For Immediate Release September 17, 2020 CONTACT Stephen Knight 510.922.1444 Mike Roth, 916.813.1554 Maria Elena Jauregui, 818.355.5291 (Spanish-language) Cal/OSHA Responds to Workers’ Call for Workplace Safety Precautions Against COVID-19 Spread Landmark, Unanimous Emergency Ruling By California Standards Board Sets In Motion Unprecedented, Swift Process to Stop Covid-19 Illness in Workplaces … Read More
SEIU 721-represented L.A. County employees will receive our negotiated 2.5% salary increases effective October 1, 2020. In response to severe revenue losses caused by the COVID emergency, and as an alternative to projected layoffs, County officials in May had proposed to postpone the 2.5% October 1 increase. SEIU’s Bargaining Policy Committee … Read More
Below is the official statement from SEIU 721 President Bob Schoonover in response to LA Mayor’s Memo RE: Fiscal Year 2020-21 Instructions for Fiscal Restraint: “While we understand that the City must begin to prepare for the worst-case scenario, it’s important to remember that no concrete actions or plans directly … Read More
Update September 9, 2020, 5:00PM Last week the Los Angeles City Council voted to remove the minimum threshold of 1300 participants and approve the Separation Incentive Program (SIP) with 1277 participants. They also established an additional SIP enrollment period for those that qualify to apply. In accordance with our agreement, … Read More
It’s been a momentous Summer on top of an extraordinarily challenging year that, much like the COVID-19 pandemic, is not over yet. For many of us, as SEIU 721 Members, it has been especially difficult. We make up much of the frontline workforce that has kept Southern California functioning during … Read More
Over the past several weeks, hundreds of you recorded your powerful stories to share with Arizona Senator Martha McSally in support of the HEROES Act. Your stories are captivating and deserve to be shown in Arizona, and they will. Join us tomorrow August 5th at 3PM on SEIU 721 Facebook Live … Read More
We have incredible news. Last month, hundreds of our fellow SEIU 721 Members participated in the first ever local wide LGBTQ+ Union Pride Survey and we couldn’t be more ecstatic about the results. A great majority of you identify as allies of our LGBTQ+ community and wanted more info on the SEIU … Read More
STATEMENT ON BEHALF OF PRESIDENT BOB SCHOONOVER, VICE PRESIDENT LINDA DENT, TREASURER DAVID GREEN, SECRETARY LILIAN CABRAL AND CHIEF OF STAFF GILDA VALDEZ ON THE DEATHS OF REP. JOHN LEWIS AND REV. CORDY VIVIAN: “For us to lose not one but two Civil Rights heroes in the same week is … Read More
Every morning in California — we wake up and head to work, virtually or physically – without an idea of how our day is going to go. No two days are ever the same during this pandemic. We’re fulfilling roles that we never expected to ever do, and very often … Read More