Uncategorized - SEIU Local 721

Pay raise coming for Sr. and Supervising Community Health Workers at LA County DMH

July 7, 2023

We have exciting news to share! All incoming and existing Sr. and Supervising Community Health Workers at LA County DMH have been raised to Step 6 – which means a pay raise will show up in the July 15 paycheck. Read More...

What Juneteenth means to us at SEIU Local 721

June 16, 2023

Juneteenth is a special holiday, a newer holiday for most Americans, but an important one for all of us to observe. It commemorates the start of actual emancipation for Black Americans, with federal troops arriving in Galveston, Texas on June 19, 1865, to announce that the Civil War was over – two Read More...

USC Housing Workers Won a Historic Union Election to Join SEIU Local 721 on June 15; Here’s What One Worker Had to Say

June 15, 2023

Following USC Housing Workers’ victory in their June 15 National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) election to join SEIU Local 721, Angel Moreno, General Maintenance Worker for USC Housing, released the following Read More...

Los trabajadores de USC Housing: ¡HEMOS GANADO NUESTRA UNIÓN!

June 15, 2023

¡Lo logramos! Nos unimos y votamos para unirnos a SEIU Local 721. Los jefes intentaron convencernos de que renunciaramos a nuestra voz y poder colectivo; pero nos mantuvimos fuertes y estamos en el camino de Read More...

LA City Members: All Hands on Deck at LA City Hall on Jun 16th

June 14, 2023

We need all hands on deck at LA City Hall this Friday, June 16th at 9:30AM to show LA City leaders our utter disgust with how the City has handled our MOU Special negotiations. Last Fall, we ratified a 1-year contract with the understanding that the City would come to Read More...

USC Housing Workers: WE’RE VOTING YES ON JUNE 15!

June 14, 2023

Your USC Housing colleagues are voting yes to join SEIU Local 721 on June 15! Why? They want good union wages, better benefits, and respect on the job! Join them and Vote Yes on June 15, too. Read More...

A Special Message to USC Housing Workers from a USC International Academy Instructor

June 14, 2023

Scott Peters, Instructor, USC International Academy: “International Academy Instructors stand with USC Housing Workers! By joining SEIU Local 721, we’ve won the power to negotiate for better pay Read More...

Un Mensaje Especial Para Los Trabajadores de USC Housing de un Conductor de Autobús de USC Transportation

June 14, 2023

Chris Harris, Conductor de Autobús, USC Transportation: "Ganamos nuestras elecciones de la unión el 23 de marzo, elegimos nuestro Equipo de Negociación a mediados de abril, y ahora nos estamos preparando para negociar nuestro primer contrato con USC. Durante años y años, hemos recibido Read More...

2023 President Linda Dent Day of Service

June 5, 2023

Our beloved President Linda Dent was a widely respected leader whose commitment to service was second to none. We are continuing her legacy with the 3rd Annual President Linda Dent Juneteenth Day Read More...

WE HAVE A UNION ELECTION DATE: JUNE 15!

May 26, 2023

A supermajority of us workers who are the backbone of USC Housing — general maintenance workers, facilities technicians, painters, and our unit’s customer service reps — filed for a union Read More...