LA/OC Cities and Districts - SEIU Local 721

Union Workers, Essential Workers Delivered Biden-Harris Victory

November 7, 2020

Make no mistake about it, working people won this election. Union workers showed up to the polls in record numbers to choose unity, resilience and love for America. Our nation’s healing begins today. We are Read More...

Join Us Saturday to Demand Democracy

November 5, 2020

IT’S NOW OR NEVER. The outcome of the presidential election hangs in the balance by mere thousands of votes in just a handful of battleground states. Yet, already, the Trump Administration is threatening lawsuits to stop ballot counting in states like Michigan and Pennsylvania. We must Read More...

EVERY VOTE COUNTS and we WILL count every vote!

November 4, 2020

The presidential election isn’t over. Votes are still being counted, many of them mail-in ballots – and they are trending in support of the Biden-Harris 2020 campaign. It looks like we are on track to win Read More...

We did it LA City! Furloughs are OFF the table.

October 2, 2020

Special Message from SEIU Local 721 President Bob Schoonover As President of SEIU Local 721, I’m happy to deliver some good news to you today. We did it! Furloughs are now officially OFF the table with the City of Read More...

Your Vote Is Your Power — 3 Days of Action

September 23, 2020

This year the annual International Latino Caucus Latino Heritage Celebration will very different. With a worldwide pandemic raging on in the middle of the biggest election season in modern history — the number one priority has to be winning at the polls. We simply Read More...

Statement by SEIU 721 President Bob Schoonover on the Death of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

September 18, 2020

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s passing is a devastating loss for her family and a crushing loss for our nation. She was a little lady with a big voice on the highest court in our land, one that stood up for equality by standing against discrimination. During the decades when Read More...

Landmark, Unanimous Emergency Ruling By California Standards Board Sets In Motion Unprecedented, Swift Process to Stop Covid-19 Illness in Workplaces

September 17, 2020

For Immediate Release September 17, 2020 CONTACT Stephen Knight 510.922.1444 Mike Roth, 916.813.1554 Maria Elena Jauregui, 818.355.5291 (Spanish-language) Cal/OSHA Responds to Workers’ Read More...

Our Statement on the Mayor’s Instructions for Fiscal Restraint

September 11, 2020

Below is the official statement from SEIU 721 President Bob Schoonover in response to LA Mayor’s Memo RE: Fiscal Year 2020-21 Instructions for Fiscal Restraint: “While we understand that the City must begin to prepare for the worst-case scenario, it’s important to remember that no concrete Read More...

LA City Members: SIP Program Enrollment Extended

September 9, 2020

Update September 9, 2020, 5:00PM Last week the Los Angeles City Council voted to remove the minimum threshold of 1300 participants and approve the Separation Incentive Program (SIP) with 1277 Read More...

This Labor Day, rest up for the big battle ahead

September 4, 2020

It’s been a momentous Summer on top of an extraordinarily challenging year that, much like the COVID-19 pandemic, is not over yet. For many of us, as SEIU 721 Members, it has been especially Read More...