More than 1,000 LA County members of SEIU 721 rallied and picketed outside the Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration yesterday to announce a strike vote authorization with a 99% YES vote – as well as intent to go on an Unfair Labor Practice strike on Thurs., Oct. 10 if county … Read More
LA County members are ready to PACK THE CHAMBERS and let County leadership know that we won’t stand for disrespect and unfair labor practices. Sept. 24, buses will be leaving from worksites across the county. Hop on yours and get ready to stand up for our contract! Members can board … Read More
LA County members: ULP Strike Authorization voting is underway, and your elected Bargaining Policy Committee strongly recommends a Yes vote. Despite reaching tentative agreement with LA County in 2021, the County has repeatedly refused to honor our contract. There are many discrepancies between our tentative agreement and LA County’s unilateral … Read More
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
Aleen Langton is running to be our representative on the LACERA Board of Retirement and Board of Investments. Aleen is an attorney with more than 28 years of experience working for LA County. Aleen has provided expert legal advice and protected the public interest her entire career with LA County. … 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
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
Spirits were high this past Saturday as our union held the much anticipated DPSS Spring Summit 2024. In attendance were SEIU 721 leaders along with scores of DPSS workers from across LA County – with some coming as far away as Lancaster, Palmdale and San Jacinto to attend this special … Read More
The fight for our contract starts now! We are now accepting nominations for our Bargaining Team. If you’re interested – or if you’d like to nominate any other SEIU 721 member – all you have to do is fill out a Nomination Form and submit it to us by 5 … Read More
Contract bargaining may officially start in the Fall but we’re preparing now. That means the time has come to put together our 211 LA County Bargaining Team. Are you interested in being part of the Bargaining Team? If so, Bargaining Team Nominations are now being accepted. All you have to do … Read More