News - SEIU Local 721

LA County Strike Vote Launch – When we vote, we win!

April 22, 2022

Yesterday, our union brought out the ballot boxes and fanned out at worksites across LA County for our strike authorization vote launch. We’re fed up with LA County’s bad faith bargaining and unfair proposals, and we Read More...

LA City Members: We did it! Our 4.77% in Cash Payments are Locked In!

April 18, 2022

LA City members: We did it! We ratified our Salary Reopener Tentative Agreement that includes cash payments amounting to 4.77% of LA City members' annual salary (see examples of cash payments here). This will recover cash that we gave up when we agreed to delay our 2% raises from 2021 to 2022 Read More...

A special benefits message for us at the LA DWP

April 15, 2022

Open enrollment starts soon for those of us working at the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. If we want to make any changes to our healthcare benefits plans, now is the time. Thanks to the power of our union Read More...

LA County Frontline Union Workers Demand ‘More Compensation to Fight Inflation’ at Press Conference Near Shell Gas Station

April 12, 2022

Frontline workers from various public sector unions throughout LA County – including SEIU 721 – demanded cost-of-living increases to fight inflation at a press conference today held outside a Shell gas station in Read More...

LA City Salary Reopener TA — Voting Now Available!

April 4, 2022

In case you missed it, we reached a Tentative Agreement on our Salary Reopener! Online voting began this morning. You can cast your online ballot here, and the chairs of the bargaining team strongly recommend a YES vote to secure these cash payments. CAST YOUR BALLOT — Read More...

‘Fight for Frontline’ message heard far and wide in LA County … and beyond!

April 4, 2022

We are still euphoric about our thousands-strong “Fight for the Frontline”march and rally last week, which sent a clear message: We, the members of SEIU 721, are ready to fight and ready to strike! The media picked up our message, spreading it far and wide throughout LA Read More...

Thousands of SEIU 721 Members Pack DTLA Streets to ‘Fight for the Frontline’ and Kick Start Strike Vote Countdown at LA County

March 31, 2022

Thousands of union members and labor supporters descended on downtown Los Angeles for the “Fight for the Frontline” march and rally today to highlight how contracts for LA County members expire at Read More...

Secure your bus seat for the March for the Frontline on 3/31

March 23, 2022

We’re one week away from the biggest union action in SEIU 721 History. On Thursday, March 31st in Downtown Los Angeles we’re going to march for salary increases that keep up with the cost of living, to defend our jobs from being contracted out to for-profit corporations, to protect our hard- Read More...

LA County Social Workers – A special contract bargaining message for you

March 22, 2022

March is Social Workers Month. As we focus our union’s energies on bargaining for the best contract possible, it is vital to place the needs of LA County’s social workers at the forefront. Read More...

Victory! LAHSA Members Emphatically Ratify New Contract

March 18, 2022

We did it! After 2 weeks of online and in person voting, LAHSA members have ratified the new 2021-2023 contract with 98% voting YES. For months, LAHSA SEIU 721 members shared their stories on Read More...