Bargaining Has Begun

Your SEIU Local 721 bargaining committee has begun formal talks with Los Angeles County aimed at reaching an agreement on a one-year contract. On Thursday, May 13, the bargaining committee will meet with the County’s budget chief to discuss the County’s financial condition. After that, the union will submit its … Read More


Don’t let Big Tech privatize LA County jobs at 211 … or anywhere else!

When voters passed Measure J in November, politicians promised that more taxpayer funding would go towards good-paying jobs that made our communities happier, healthier and more wholesome … jobs like ours at 211. But now the opposite is happening at LA County. They’re taking bids to PRIVATIZE our jobs – and they’re encouraging a BIG TECH takeover! … Read More



An important update for all of us at the LA County Library

  JOINT LABOR MANAGEMENT MEETING RESULTS Our SEIU 721 Library Stewards Council met with the LA County Library Department during a Joint Labor Management (JLM) Meeting to discuss reopening plans. Our April 7 meeting has been the ONLY official meeting between our Union and the Department. Any allusion to other … Read More


Sign Our Petition to Stop the Roll-Outs at LA County

Management at LA County still has not addressed serious issues about Phases I and II of the Staff Reorganization Roll-Out. So why would we agree to move forward with Phase III? We’re encouraging everyone in Bargaining Unit 729 to sign our Cease and Desist petition demanding a meeting with management … Read More



Remind the LA County CEO: “We Deserve Heroes Pay for All!”

The new fiscal year may not start until July 1, 2021. But already, Fesia Davenport – the LA County’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) – is putting the finishing touches on her proposed county budget. We cannot leave anything to chance. We must remind the CEO who kept LA County together … Read More


Social Workers are essential and SEIU 721 salutes you!

SEIU 721 is celebrating National Social Workers Month and salutes our member social workers on the frontlines of pandemic response. We need social workers now more than ever as our country deals with both the immediate crises and the entrenched problems stressing our society — from a global pandemic that … Read More