Uncategorized - SEIU Local 721

The Heat is On: Watts Workers Vote to Escalate!

March 12, 2021

Watts workers are sending the message loud and clear: Enough is enough! With an overwhelming 100% YES vote, workers have approved escalating their campaign for a fair contract up to and including an Unfair Labor Read More...

Black History Month: Celebrating Fannie Lou Hamer

February 19, 2021

SEIU 721 Members are invited to attend this online event celebrating one of our labor heroes! The Fannie Lou Hamer Institute is hosting a program celebrating its namesake on Facebook Live on Thursday, Feb. 25 at 6 p.m. In addition to her work in labor, she was also a Read More...

Black History Is American History: BHM 2021

February 1, 2021

Last month a scene unfolded on the grounds of the US Capitol that was almost unimaginable. White supremacists, at the urging of former Pres. Donald Trump, lay siege to Congress in an attempt to overturn the Read More...

SEIU 721 President Bob Schoonover’s Statement on the New Biden Administration

January 20, 2021

On the eve of President-Elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, our union is looking forward to beginning a new chapter in our nation’s history. America is on a major precipice, facing a three-pronged crisis – the Read More...

SEIU holds forum to answer questions about the COVID-19 vaccine

January 14, 2021

SEIU Member Forum: Answering Your Questions About the COVID-19 Vaccines On Friday, January 15, at 3 p.m. PST, SEIU will host a national forum for members to get their questions answered about the COVID-19 vaccines. This 75-minute session will include a pre-recorded Read More...

We Have a Tentative Agreement w/ the City of Inglewood — Cast your Vote!

December 10, 2020

We are pleased to announce that our Bargaining Team has reached a Tentative Agreement with the City of Inglewood. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic economic fallout ravaging local budgets throughout California — we protected what’s ours! We maintained our current Read More...

DHS Employee Engagement Survey 2020

December 7, 2020

There's still time to fill out the DHS Employee Engagement Survey! The original deadline has been extended to Dec. 11 in order to make sure everyone's voice is included. If you received the survey Read More...

Riverside City Members Ratify 1-Year Contract!

December 4, 2020

Riverside City members voted 76.4% YES to ratify the 1-year contract. This is great news. In the middle of a pandemic that has ravaged our City's finances, we were able to push the City to agree to a 1-year deal that protects our benefits. This newly ratified contract will expire on Read More...

There’s still A LOT to be Thankful for in 2020

November 25, 2020

Perspective. 2020 has brought us many things and perspective is one of them. For many of us, 2020 has been the hardest year we've ever had to live through as the COVID-19 outbreak has affected Read More...

Our Union Matters Now More Than Ever

November 23, 2020

So much has changed since COVID-19 upended life as we knew it. Masks. Social Distancing. Working from Home. Distance Learning. Quarantines. It hasn't been easy - and in many ways this has been Read More...