News - SEIU Local 721

SEIU 721 Tri-Counties Stewards BBQ and Summer Meeting Gets Cooking

July 24, 2015

Over 20 Stewards from across Tri-Counties gathered for their monthly meeting and to enjoy some BBQ On July 21 at our Ventura office. Stewards were joined by other 721 leaders including executive board and regional Read More...

Raising Up DCFS Social Workers!

July 24, 2015

Raise Up All of LA County has been bargaining since March and the County still hasn't come to the table with a fair deal to alleviate the DCFS understaffing or with a strategy to deliver more services to the people we proudly serve. Our demands for DCFS Social Workers are very clear. They're win Read More...

SEIU 721 Members In the Tri-Counties Tell ALEC To Stop The Assault On Working People

July 23, 2015

SEIU 721 members, retirees and community activists from the Tri-Counties region went down to San Diego to protest the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) meeting on July 22. The group participated in the Read More...

On our Way to Stamping Out Poverty Wages in L.A. County

July 21, 2015

We did it! On the heels of fighting our way to winning a minimum wage increase in the City of Los Angeles, the L.A. County Board of Supervisors just approved a set a motions that puts unincorporated L.A. County Read More...

Children of Riverside County Members Awarded $20,000 in Scholarships

July 21, 2015

SEIU Local 721 presented $20,000 in scholarships to the children of 25 Riverside County members. The scholarships, awarded at the start of the Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday, July 21, 2015, ranged from $250 to $2,000 and are a part of the SEIU Training Fund, a joint Read More...

Time to Show The County We Mean Business!

July 17, 2015

It's time to crank up the heat on L.A. County and you need to be part of the action! We've been bargaining since March, and the County still hasn't come to the table with a fair deal to alleviate the understaffing or with a strategy to Read More...

Vote for Herman Santos for LACERA Board

July 14, 2015

LA County members, the LACERA election ballot should have arrived at your home in an envelope from the L.A.County Register-Recorder. Open the letter, cast your vote for Herman Santos, and return your Read More...

Pleasant Valley Recreation and Park District Members Win New Contract

July 8, 2015

The SEIU Local 721 Pleasant Valley Recreation and Park District bargaining team reached a tentative agreement with District negotiators on Monday, June 29, 2015. On July 8, workers voted to ratify the agreement by an overwhelming majority. "We had to fight to get here. I'm happy that members will Read More...

Happy Fourth of July

July 2, 2015

We wish you a happy and safe Fourth of July. Enjoy your freedom, family and friends, you deserve it! Please note, in observance of Independence Day, all SEIU 721 offices will be closed on Read More...

Eligibility Workers Deliver!

June 24, 2015

When we fight we win! L.A. County Eligibility Workers (EW's) and Clerical Staff have been speaking out on the alarming number of cases under a system that has yet to catch up.On Monday, June Read More...