Los Angeles County - SEIU Local 721

Social Workers Are Mobilizing Solidarity ActionsTo Get to the Root of the Problem!

April 19, 2016

Last week hundreds of Children Social Workers rallied at the Hall of Administration and delivered a powerful message to the Board of Supervisors and DCFS Director Philip Browning to get to the root of the problem and fix the child safety crisis. We delivered that message loud and clear, but we Read More...

Last Remaining Unity Breaks at DHS Facilities!

April 19, 2016

We are one week away from our highly anticipated follow up April 27th meeting with DHS Chief Dr. Mitch Katz and the Unity Breaks just keep getting bigger and bigger! Just last week 721 members turned Read More...

2016 SEIU International Convention Delegate Election Results

April 19, 2016

ELECTED DELEGATES Region 1 (Members who work for the County of Los Angeles in bargaining units 221, 222, 311, 312, 341, 342, 722, 729 (Health)) Carol Carroll Christine Romero Saundra Wooten Yolanda Read More...

Women’s Caucus Brunch

April 18, 2016

On Saturday, April 16, the Women's Caucus hosted a special brunch to honor the leadership and contributions of cis and trans women in SEIU LocaL 721 and our communities. The dozens of women and men who attended this celebratory and educational gathering feasted on chicken and Read More...

We Did it Again on the Streets of LA!

April 14, 2016

We did it again! Thousands of SEIU union members, Fast Food Workers, and community allies poured into the streets to march in celebration of our recent $15/hr. minimum wage victory, and to let the nation know this is far from over. We said it from the beginning and we're Read More...

Unity Breaks at Olive View and Men’s Central Jail!

April 12, 2016

Unity Breaks were held last week at Mid-Valley, San Fernando Health Center, MLK Outpatient Center, and Roybal CHC in East Los Angeles! "Through our collective actions we will bring the changes Read More...

Social workers are uniting and speaking out the Board of Supervisors this Tuesday!

April 9, 2016

Social workers are uniting and speaking out the Board of Supervisors this Tuesday!District Attorney Lacey's criminalization of Social Workers sets a dangerous precedent by Lacey and DCFS Director Philip Browning! Social Workers want real justice that saves lives, and gets to the root of the problem. Read More...

Social Work is Not a Crime! Emergency Meeting for Social Workers

April 7, 2016

For years we rang the alarm on the DCFS caseload crisis and the severe understaffing at LA County to no avail. The very circumstances that led to the tragic death of Gabriel Fernandez Read More...

L.A. County Social Workers Demand Real Indictment in DCFS

April 7, 2016

D.A. Lacey's Criminal Charges in the Gabriel Fernandez Case Increase the Risk to Children and Ignore the Root of the Problem Los Angeles - The following is a statement on behalf of Read More...