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
We at SEIU 721 extend our deepest gratitude and appreciation to veterans throughout our nation and in our labor union this Veterans Day. Our union stretches across Southern California and we have thousands of veterans in our ranks from all branches of the service. We are happy to call them … Read More
General Members will be able to cast their votes for SEIU 721-endorsed LACERA candidates Nicole Mi and Armine Antonyan online beginning August 4, 2023, through August 31, 2023. The online voting and telephone system will be available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, during the voting period. If … Read More
Out of respect for the victims of the current escalation of hostilities taking place in Nagorno-Karabakh, we have decided to cancel this year’s Armenian Independence Day celebration. We are in a spirit of mourning for the hundreds of lives lost. The situation is still very serious and we are extremely … Read More
It’s quite an exciting time in our nation’s history to be commemorating Latino Heritage Month, especially as the reenergized union movement continues to gain ground. Over the past several decades, Latinos have grown to more than 11 percent of California’s population over the past decade, comprising for more than two-thirds … Read More
SEIU 721 President David Green issued the following statement in response to the US Supreme Court’s ruling today in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. “Our union will fight for full freedom for women, nothing less. SEIU 721 will not stand idly by while more than half the people of our nation … Read More
Sisters and brothers – By now you’ve probably heard of the horrific shooting in Atlanta, GA that targeted those of Asian descent. This tragedy is just the latest in a string of violent attacks against our Asian American & Pacific Islander brothers and sisters. Unfortunately, it stands as yet another … Read More
Today, Congress passed the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan. This is landmark legislation for working people that will help drive down poverty by providing long overdue relief nationwide – with $42.6 billion alone coming our way to California. It is a vivid example of the power of organizing to improve … Read More
It’s never easy when something we’ve fought so long and hard for doesn’t come to pass but the very narrow loss of Proposition 15 after a week of ballot counting is far from the end of the story. We knew what we were up against: When you tell multi-billion dollar corporations that … Read More