Los Angeles County - SEIU Local 721

COVID-19 Essential Workers To Trump Admin: Don’t Bankrupt The Front Line!

May 6, 2020

Wednesday morning, SEIU 721 members joined with other COVID-19 frontline union workers outside of Trump National Golf Club in Palos Verdes to tell the federal government, "Don't bankrupt the front line!" The assembled Read More...

CALL NOW – Demand A #Stimulus4Workers

April 30, 2020

Across the country, hardworking SEIU public servants have been on the job, keeping our communities and the economy afloat during the COVID-19 crisis. While we've been putting our lives on the line every day, congress has been giving away billions to corporations and rich CEOs. Now, they're Read More...

Furloughs? Layoffs? Benefit Cuts? Unless Congress Acts Now, California’s Cities and Counties Are In Real Trouble

April 29, 2020

Frontline public workers have been our first line of defense against the novel coronavirus. From Riverside County to Los Angeles to Ventura County, SEIU 721 public service workers have answered the call and gone above Read More...

The Frontline Is Everywhere — SEIU Local 721 Members Profiled in the LA Times

April 28, 2020

The frontline against COVID-19 is everywhere. It’s in our hospitals treating the sick, it’s in DPSS helping the more than 1 million unemployed in LA County alone, and it’s in the streets keeping our Read More...

Without a #Stimulus4Workers – Public Workers Will See Massive Cuts

April 28, 2020

As millions of Americans have sheltered in place, working people have kept our country afloat. Unfortunately, the lack of federal leadership is now threatening these same working people with cuts, furloughs and unemployment. Public workers are carrying out essential duties, Read More...

Some Help from the CEO on Paid Leave Programs!

April 23, 2020

On Thursday, April 23, LA County’s Chief Executive Officer sent a letter to all Department Heads and Department Human Resources Managers with further guidance on the implementation of the COVID-19 Paid Leave programs. The letter can be found here. Here are the highlights Read More...

Free COVID-19 Testing by the L.A. Black Worker Center and St. Johns

April 23, 2020

Every one of us, regardless of where we live or what we look like, needs accessible healthcare, paid time to recover and resources to make ends meet. Black, brown and Indigenous communities have Read More...

Now you can watch the ‘Virtual Town Hall’ for LA County’s DCFS and DPSS

April 22, 2020

We recently joined Sup. Hilda Solis to co-host a Virtual Town Hall for SEIU 721 members working throughout LA County’s DCFS and DPSS. If you weren’t able to watch it then, you can now! To view the full, one-hour FULLY UNEDITED Virtual Town Hall, click here. To view the 20-minute Read More...

LA City Members, Wondering About your Health Benefits and COVID-19?

April 20, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has everyone concerned about what their employer's benefit plans covers and what it doesn't. Don’t be alarmed, the City of Los Angeles has put up a page where you will Read More...

Steward Office Hours

April 20, 2020

Are you a Steward and you want to consult with other Stewards and Union staff about representation that you are doing at the workplace? Or, maybe you want to improve your knowledge on a particular Read More...