BU 500 Votes to Keep LA County Sanitation Districts Union Strong

The election is done and the results are in: Members of BU 500 voted to keep their union and stay with SEIU 721. The vote count took place starting this morning at the LA County Sanitation District headquarters in the City of Industry. Votes from workers at solid waste facilities … Read More


We Have a Tentative Agreement in L.A. City!

We made it clear through our citywide worksite actions and our march at L.A. City Hall that we were prepared to do whatever it takes to win a fair contract, and it worked! After hard-fought contract negotiations, we beat back City management’s proposed takeaways to reach a Tentative Agreement on … Read More


SEIU 721 LAHSA Members Ratify Landmark First-Ever Contract

  After months of organizing and negotiations, SEIU 721 members at the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) delivered an impressive 99% Yes vote to ratify their first-ever union contract. The ratification of their landmark agreement comes after months of bargaining and repeated actions by LAHSA members in order to … Read More


Victory! City of Long Beach Refuse Operators Vote to Join SEIU 721

After months of organizing, City of Long Beach Refuse Operators voted to join SEIU Local 721 by an overwhelming landslide. Their unity and determination throughout the process helped deliver a landmark victory for frontline workers and the residents they serve. Together with the over 95,000 members of SEIU 721 – … Read More


#LAMayor: Quit Campaigning and Fix LA! Fair Contract Now

Over one thousand L.A. City members and community allies marched this morning from Los Angeles City Hall through the Civic Center to deliver the message to Mayor Eric Garcetti: Quit Campaigning and Fix LA! For months, the SEIU Local 721 Bargaining Team and the Coalition of City Unions have been … Read More


Stand Union Strong at LA City Hall on October 10th

OUR CITY OUR FIGHT It’s time to take a stand to protect our city’s middle class jobs and bring up our city services to the highest levels! City Management is hell-bent on balancing budgets for a generation on the backs of LA City Workers while they burn through our taxpayer … Read More


L.A. Labor Strikes Back!

Los Angeles— Less than 24 hours after the U.S. Supreme Court ushered in the so-called “Right to Work” era for public sector workers, hundreds of union workers from a cross-section of L.A. unions united at City Hall to denounce the court decision and show their solidarity. The colorful display of … Read More


No Court Ruling on Janus v. AFSCME will Rule Us Out

This morning, the U.S. Supreme Court delivered its anti-worker decision in the long-awaited Janus v. AFSCME. To the surprise of no one, the Court ruled 5-4 in favor of establishing a national so-called “Right to Work” for public employees, further rigging the system against working families. Today’s decision is the … Read More