Our union – SEIU Local 721 – is actively engaged in the grievance process to mandate that our MOU be respected and adhered to. You won’t want to miss our discussion! An RSVP is required to attend the meeting. We’ll send you the Zoom link prior to the start … Read More
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 … Read More
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 Galveston, Texas on June 19, 1865, to announce that the Civil War was over … Read More
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 performance and wellbeing: management’s blatant disrespect of our union contract. LA County management has violated … Read More
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 20% retention and … Read More
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. Talk to … Read More
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 Sheriff’s Department after the federal court demanded that they address the dire issues in the LA County jail system. In … Read More
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 … Read More
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 commitments. This kind of move can wreak a lot of unnecessary havoc, impacting everything from people’s childcare and elder … Read More
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 scheduled commitments. This kind of move can wreak a lot of unnecessary havoc, impacting everything from people’s childcare and elder care commitments … Read More