Los Angeles County - SEIU Local 721

LA County DCFS Mentor Recognition Lunch on July 11 – RSVP Here!

June 16, 2023

Join us! All of us at SEIU Local 721 are very proud that our union secured a Mentorship Bonus for CSWs in BU 723. We are now very excited to host a Recognition Lunch for LA County DCFS Mentors. Be there! DCFS Mentor Recognition Lunch Tues., July 11, 2023 11 AM to 1 PM Read More...

What Juneteenth means to us at SEIU Local 721

June 16, 2023

Juneteenth is a special holiday, a newer holiday for most Americans, but an important one for all of us to observe. It commemorates the start of actual emancipation for Black Americans, with federal troops arriving in Read More...

We Marched on the Boss at the LA County Aging & Disabilities Dept.

June 8, 2023

Our LA County Aging and Disabilities (AD) Department SEIU 721 members have had enough. After enduring the chaos and stress of the last three years, we're facing yet another hardship that is threatening our job Read More...

CHS-LASD bonus negotiations June 14. Union update June 15. Mark your calendar!

June 2, 2023

On Wed., June 14, union members from LA County’s DHS Correctional Health Services (CHS) and the LA County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) will return to the negotiating table. We will continue demanding that ALL staff at CHS, and ALL staff at LASD who work in CHS, receive the Read More...

MCJ picket media coverage – check it out!

May 25, 2023

Our informational picket and rally that we held outside of Men’s Central Jail yesterday didn’t just get the attention of the people working there. News spread far and wide across Southern California and beyond! The media came to hear what we had to say: “We are the solution Read More...

CHS/LASD CAT Team Meeting on May 18: Let Us Know You’re Coming

May 15, 2023

ATTENTION: CHS/LASD UNION MEMBERS As you know, LA County is implementing a temporary 20% bonus to some members in Correction Health Services and NO MEMBERS in the Los Angeles Read More...

The Beginning of a New Chapter at SEIU Local 721

May 12, 2023

We have a very important news to share. Our union is embarking on a new chapter here at SEIU Local 721. After more than a decade of service with our union, SEIU Local 721 Executive Director Bob Schoonover informed our Executive Board that he has decided to step down from the role of Executive Read More...

Respect Our Stewards, Respect Our MOU, Respect Us at the LA County Dept. of Animal Care and Control

May 8, 2023

As many of you have heard, management at the LA County Dept. of Animal Care and Control has begun unilaterally changing employees’ work shifts with zero regard for our previously scheduled Read More...

From a 4/10 to a 5/40 schedule: LA County Animal Care & Control employees fight back

May 3, 2023

WHAT'S THE SITUATION? Management at the LA County Dept. of Animal Care and Control has begun unilaterally changing employees’ work shifts with zero regard for our previously Read More...