Los Angeles County
On Sept. 25, LA County is #UnionStrong
RSVP for Sept. 25 (click here). Then sign up for free bus transportation (details here). Remember to Purple Up (shop here)! Stand United for LA County! Sept. 25 is our last chance to defend our contracts. Sept. 25 is our last chance to remind the Board of Supervisors that we … Read More
LA Sheriff Visits SEIU Local 721 for Election Town hall
The election for LA County Sheriff is heating up! On Thursday, September 6th, LA County Sheriff Jim McDonnell and his challenger retired LA County Sheriff Lt. Alex Villanueva joined SEIU Local 721 COPE members for an election town hall. COPE Members who work at the various County Jail facilities came out en … Read More
Sept. 25 bus transportation for #UnionStrong rally
Do you need a ride on Sept. 25? No worries. Our union has arranged free bus transportation for all SEIU 721 members to and from the Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration! Contact your Work Site Organizer (WSO) to reserve your seat on the bus. (If you’re not sure who that … Read More
August Heat lunchtime demonstrations to burn through L.A. County
Join us! All demonstrations will begin at 12:15 P.M. and continue through the lunch hour. SEIU Local 721 will bring the signs, whistles, tailgate speakers and box lunches for all participants. You bring the spirit! For more info, call the SEIU 721 Member Connection at (877) 721-4YOU. Together, we rise! … Read More
Breaking News! LASD Top Brass Wants to Meet on Our Wage Theft Demands
The LA County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) thought we would go out with a whimper and not challenge their wage theft. They were wrong. We rose up and sent a whole slew of emails to LASD and Department of Health Services (DHS) officials. Now we’ve really grabbed their attention. LASD top brass … Read More
L.A. County CAT Team members get ready for a dogfight!
L.A. County CAT Team members got fired up for what is bound to be a hot contract bargaining fight! It was standing room only at their fiery Saturday gathering, which took place at Holman United Methodist Church in the West Adams neighborhood of Los Angeles. Members hailed from across L.A. … Read More
Lead the Charge on Just Culture!
SEIU 721 members stood shoulder-to-shoulder with other county labor groups in the Labor Management Transformation Council and led the charge to shift the way issues are addressed in our workplace. The result: Just Culture. LA County Health Agency’s Just Culture is about supporting a work environment that is kind and … Read More
Action Alert! Let’s End the Wage Theft at LASD!
When pay discrepancies have arisen at LA County facilities, administrators at those locations have worked to promptly resolve them. That’s not the case with the LA Sheriff’s Department (LASD) on a bonus weekend pay grievance affecting our fellow members in the jails. LASD led us to believe that they would … Read More
Kaiser Wellness Pilot Survey at Rancho Los Amigos – Give Your Feedback!
SEIU Local 721, together with the Department of Human Resources, Rancho Los Amigos, and Kaiser Permanente, are working together to develop exciting new workplace wellness initiatives, and we want to hear from you! >> Please take a few moments to complete our online workplace wellbeing survey Once you complete the … Read More