LA/OC Cities and Districts - SEIU Local 721

Puerto Rico relief efforts and how we can help

January 24, 2020

Many members of SEIU 721 are asking where we can donate to help the people of Puerto Rico, who were recently hit by a massive 5.9 magnitude earthquake. Thanks to the AFL-CIO United Way World Partnership, we have Read More...

Be the Voice of Working People in the New Decade! 2020 Member Assembly

December 20, 2019

The countdown is on! A new year —a new decade — a renewed opportunity to fight for the future of our union and the services we deliver. Make no mistake, the closing decade wasn't easy. Our secure retirement, our health care and our very existence all came under attack. We didn't fold, we Read More...

City of LA expected to seal contract deal – and include retroactive pay

August 27, 2019

As Mother Nature turns up the late Summertime heat on Los Angeles, so our union is turning up the heat on the city administrators now that contract implementation time has begun! Our contract already got the Read More...

Assembly & Family Fun Day Sunday September 15 2019

August 20, 2019

Join us at our annual SEIU Local 721 Assembly and Family Fun Day on Sunday, September 15th! >RSVP NOW This year we'll have face painting, game trucks, a live band and lots of great prizes. We'll also have Read More...

LA/OC Cities Stewards and Leaders Council Meeting – Saturday, June, 1 2019

May 22, 2019

Please join us for the next LA/OC Cities Stewards and Leaders Council meeting Saturday, June 1st, 2019. We'll have a Workers Compensation law office representative facilitate a "Know Your Rights" discussion. LA/OC CITIES STEWARDS AND LEADERS COUNCIL MEETING Saturday, June 1 Read More...

LA City lifeguards alert public to water quality problems at Hansen Dam

May 14, 2019

With summer approaching, lifeguards from the City of Los Angeles are sounding the alarm on “cercarial dermatitis” outbreaks – better known as “swimmer’s itch” – caused by water-borne parasites at the Hansen Dam Recreational Lake in the San Fernando Valley. Read More...

LA City Members Ratify Contract!

May 9, 2019

It’s official. L.A. City Members have emphatically ratified their new 3-year contract with 95% of the votes. Tonight’s vote count puts a bookend to contract negotiations that brought out the Read More...

BU 500 Votes to Keep LA County Sanitation Districts Union Strong

April 23, 2019

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 and water Read More...

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

April 11, 2019

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- Read More...

SEIU 721 LAHSA Members Ratify Landmark First-Ever Contract

March 15, 2019

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 Read More...