Political News - SEIU Local 721

SEIU 721 Members Endorse Aleen Langton for Both LACERA Boards

July 30, 2024

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 Read More...

A Veterans Day 2023 message from SEIU 721 President David Green

November 9, 2023

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...

SEIU 721 members endorse Nicole Mi and Armine Antonyan for LACERA Board

August 1, 2023

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 Read More...

CANCELLED – Armenian Independence Day celebration will not be held this year

September 19, 2022

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 Read More...

Major milestones as we begin Latino Heritage Month in 2022

September 15, 2022

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 Read More...

Statement by SEIU 721 President David Green on Overturning of Roe v. Wade

June 24, 2022

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 Read More...

SEIU 721 Member Candidate Choices for June 7 Primary Election

May 9, 2022

Your 2022 Statewide Direct Primary Election ballot will arrive in the next few days. SEIU 721 members have endorsed candidates who will stand up for working people like us. We recommend using this Read More...

The Hate Must Stop: SEIU 721 Statement on the Racist Attacks on the AAPI Community

March 18, 2021

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 Read More...

SEIU 721 Celebrates the American Rescue Plan: ‘Landmark Legislation for Working People’

March 10, 2021

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 – Read More...

Schools and Communities First – We will continue forward after Prop 15’s very narrow loss

November 13, 2020

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 Read More...