Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti’s “State of the City” address was challenged today by community groups within the Fix L.A. Coalition, whose members demanded an immediate fix to broken streets and broken promises during their own People’s State of the City. “The real state of the union — here, look at the … Read More
LA City members: By now you should have received a LACERS ballot in your mailbox at home. Ballots are due Tuesday, April 10th! Our pensions and retirement security are at stake in this important election. So make sure to mark Elizabeth “Liz” Lee on your ballot. AND MAIL YOUR BALLOT … Read More
Solidarity remains strong between our City of LA members and our sister unions, with SEIU 721 members voting last night to stay in the Coalition of City Unions – the organization powering Fix LA’s movement to add 5,000 new union jobs to the city’s workforce. With an 87% “yes” vote … Read More
Our voices are powerful and when we work together, we make great things happen for our city, our community and for our families. It was our hard work and unity that urged the City of Los Angeles to create the Targeted Local Hire Program, another key victory in our figh … Read More
Brothers and Sisters: Our fellow SEIU 721 member Ismael Castelan needs our help over the holidays! Ismael is with the City of Santa Ana’s Public Works Tree Crew and he was involved in a horrific, on-the-job accident. While Ismael was working in a median at 17th and Bristol Streets, a … Read More
(Last Updated 12/26/17 11:30am) Ready to Fight at the Bargaining Table to Get the Job Done! You cast your vote to stay on the winning path with the new LA City Bargaining Team. Congratulations to the new 2018 Bargaining Team! The Bargaining Team voting period was November 17th to December … Read More
SEIU 721’s president and members urge residents to heed evacuation warnings, and thank public sector frontline and service providers for their heroic work. Los Angeles, CA—“The wildfires raging throughout Los Angeles County and Ventura County are having a big impact on our union. Many SEIU 721 members live and … Read More
Attention LA City members: Our next General Membership meeting will focus on 2018 Contract Negotiations! So if you care about wages, benefits and working conditions – you won’t want to miss it! We’ll also go over bargaining LA City survey results, make bargaining team announcements and host a general Q&A. … Read More
Contract bargaining for our City of L.A. members is coming up – and it’s vital that our agenda reflects the priorities of our union family. So we want to hear from you! Simply fill out this bargaining survey online … or check your snail mail today! It’s also time to … Read More
SEIU Local 721 President Bob Schoonover announced today that elections will be held to fill two vacant seats on the union’s Executive Board – one representing LA County and another for the City of Los Angeles. “These two open seats are great opportunities for members who want to take an … Read More