Los Angeles County - SEIU Local 721

DMH Director Hears Directly from Members Regarding Her Refusal to Meet with Our Union

March 28, 2023

For months, Department of Mental Health Director Dr. Lisa Wong has refused to meet with our union regarding critical issues facing frontline mental health professionals. Namely, our union has sought to work Read More...

SEIU 721 members demand immediate action on safety issues at LA County DCFS

February 23, 2023

Safety concerns for the members of our union are of paramount importance to us at SEIU 721. This is especially true when it comes to those of us working at the LA County Department of Children and Family Services – where not one but two of our fellow Social Workers have been very seriously Read More...

SEIU 721 President steps aside as LACERA Board Chair so first Latina may serve

January 18, 2023

LA County members of our union are familiar with LACERA, the agency which manages our retirement dollars to ensure we make sound investments and get solid returns. Two years ago, the LACERA Board of Investment began Read More...

Paul Kim personifies optimistic new generation of Union Stewards

December 2, 2022

When it comes to unions in the US today, Paul Kim is optimistic: “We can only go up from here.” An Eligibility Worker II at the LA County Department of Public Social Services’ South Family District Office 31 Read More...

Solidarity Rally at SEAACA on Nov 14th!

November 9, 2022

Join us on Monday, November 14th at 10AM for a very important solidarityrally outside of SEAACA offices! As you know, our SEIU 721 Member Bargaining Team is set to negotiate with SEAACA management that day. There’s no sugarcoating the situation — we’re far away from Read More...

LA County: A special message from SEIU 721 President David Green

October 20, 2022

The big raise that’s coming to us in LA County in about two weeks is not something that was just given to us. We fought hard for our raise, together, as a union. It wasn’t something that the CEO, management or the boss felt enthusiastic about or felt obligated to give. Read More...

LA County: Got questions about the big pay raise? Our union has got the answers.

October 14, 2022

QUESTION #1 When exactly will we receive our raise? ANSWER #1 We will see the raise on our paychecks, in our bank accounts and in the eCAPS system on Fri., Oct. 28. The reason? Our Read More...

2022 Regional Council election winners

October 7, 2022

Every three years, our union elects four new Regional Councils representing Los Angeles County, LA/OC Cities, Tri-Counties and the Inland Area. The SEIU 721 Regional Council is an important group within our union, ensuring that members from all areas have a strong voice when critical decisions Read More...

REMINDER TO LA COUNTY: Pay increase in October! We’ll see it in our Oct. 30 paycheck.

October 3, 2022

Friendly reminder: The raise that our union bargained hard for takes effect on Oct. 30! We will see a pay bump at the end of the month. Officially, our pay increase begins accruing on Oct. 1. That Read More...

We Stopped Privatization in its Tracks! 2-1-1 LA Remains Union

August 2, 2022

We absolutely crushed it! In a remarkable showing of union power, we stopped LA County from outsourcing 2-1-1 LA’s critical services to multi-national consulting firm Deloitte. The motion to Read More...