Los Angeles County

Tapping into Compassion

(Photo Credit: Reuters) Protesters in Murrieta, California are intimidating and scaring children fleeing violence in Central America.  That's why SEIU locals in California are launching a week of action. We want to Read More...

721 and LA County DHS Host a Virtual Town Hall

SEIU Local 721 in partnership with the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services presents a Virtual Town Hall Friday, July 1812 pm - 1 pm Click here for locations We will: Discuss how our partnership is critical to transforming our healthcare delivery system. Highlight the Read More...

Vote For David Green for LACERA Board

David Green has been an L.A. County Children's Social Worker for more than 13 years.  He needs your vote for his re-election to the Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association (LACERA) Board of Investments. Read More...

Working Towards Workplace Violence Prevention

State authorities responded to demands from healthcare workers for new rules that will protect them from violent attacks on the job, with the Cal/OSHA Standards Board adopting a worker petition that will make California's workplace safety standards for health care settings the Read More...

We Are Ensuring Child Safety Through Transparency

  After lots of hard work by our coalition of children's social workers, Governor Brown signed a bill that will hold our counties accountable for hiring children's social workers.  Remember during the LA County contract we pushed hard for this commitment from the Read More...

June 2014 Primary Election Recap

SEIU Local 721 members made endorsements in 86 campaigns covering six southern California Counties.  These races include statewide offices, state and federal legislative offices, as well various Read More...

Be An United Way Community Hero!

You can help create pathways out of poverty for our community in Los Angeles County.United Way and SEIU 721 have partnered to kick off a one-month long campaign this June to help break the cycle of poverty for our most vulnerable neighbors--families, children, veterans and the homeless. In Read More...

Let’s Celebrate Nurses

Join us to recognize and appreciate the hard work that nursing professionals do every dayto help families and improve communities. Saturday, May 31, 2014 • 10 am to 1 pmSEIU Local 7211545 Wilshire Read More...