LA/OC Cities and Districts

Kids Shouldn’t Pay For Wall Street Greed

As part of a string of summer actions to demonstrate that taxpayer dollars belong in our communities instead of banks' pockets, the Coalition of LA City Unions and their partners in the Fix LA coalition sponsored a "Kids Read More...

Tapping into Compassion

(Photo Credit: Reuters) Protesters in Murrieta, California are intimidating and scaring children fleeing violence in Central America.  That's why SEIU locals in California are launching a week of action. We want to bring attention to this humanitarian crisis. We must put the children ahead of Read More...

June 2014 Primary Election Recap

SEIU Local 721 members made endorsements in 86 campaigns covering six southern California Counties.  These races include statewide offices, state and federal legislative offices, as well various local races.  The Read More...

FixLA Submits Budget Balancing Plan

SEIU 721 Researchers and members of the Fix LA Coalition provided testimony on behalf of the Coalition of LA Unions to the City's Budget and Finance Committee.  We reviewed how we made sacrifices that saved the City, Read More...

LA City Bargaining Teams Ready to Fix LA

On April 8, LA City Bargaining Team members participated in a Bargaining Summit to discuss upcoming contract negotiations with city management. Teams from each of the Coalition of LA City Unions' member unions were there to discuss bargaining priorities, strategy and to formulate Read More...

Compton Job Fair Draws Hundreds

SEIU 721 co-sponsored the Compton Job Fair on April 5. Nearly 1,000 job-seekers lined up for the event, which featured dozens of vendors. Compton mayor Aja Brown helped facilitate the event and partnered with SEIU 721 to make it happen. More than a few people came away from the Read More...

Fix LA Exposes the Truth About Wall Street

The Fix LA Coalition is still taking over the airwaves. On April 1, SEIU Local 721 Research Analyst Lisa Cody appeared on KPFK's Uprising Radio program to talk about Fix LA's recently-released report showing that Wall Street is charging the City of LA more than $200 million in fees each year. Read More...