News - SEIU Local 721

Breaking News — We’ve reached an LA City Tentative Agreement!

October 18, 2022

We Fought Off the City of LA’s Nickel-and-Diming to Win Big After months of hard-fought negotiations, and worksite actions throughout the City of LA — we’ve finally reached a Tentative Agreement (TA) on a strong 1 Read More...

LA County: Got questions about the big pay raise? Our union has got the answers.

October 14, 2022

QUESTION #1 When exactly will we receive our raise? ANSWER #1 We will see the raise on our paychecks, in our bank accounts and in the eCAPS system on Fri., Oct. 28. The reason? Our paycheck of October 30 is for the pay period of October 1 through October 15. It will reflect our raise by Read More...

SEIU 721 Leadership Demands Resignation of Councilmembers Nury Martinez, Kevin de León, Gil Cedillo, and Los Angeles County Federation of Labor President Ron Herrera

October 10, 2022

Yesterday, the LA Times reported on racist remarks by Los Angeles City Councilmembers Nury Martinez, Kevin de Leon, and Gil Cedillo, and LA Labor Federation President Ron Herrera. The following statement was released Read More...

2022 Regional Council election winners

October 7, 2022

Every three years, our union elects four new Regional Councils representing Los Angeles County, LA/OC Cities, Tri-Counties and the Inland Area. The SEIU 721 Regional Council is an important group within our union, Read More...

Your 2022 Member Voter Guide

October 6, 2022

SEIU 721 only endorses candidates who will stand up for working people like us. While your vote is yours alone, we recommend using this guide when you fill out your ballot. THESE ARE THE ONLY CANDIDATES ENDORSED BY SEIU 721. YOUR BALLOT WILL ARRIVE BY MAIL. Read More...

LA City Bargaining Update 10.3.22

October 3, 2022

We can’t allow the City to take us backwards! While we negotiate for pensionable pay increases that keep up with the cost of living, and reward us for our heroism throughout the last 2 ½ years of this pandemic, the City has other plans. They’re trying to nickel-and- Read More...

REMINDER TO LA COUNTY: Pay increase in October! We’ll see it in our Oct. 30 paycheck.

October 3, 2022

Friendly reminder: The raise that our union bargained hard for takes effect on Oct. 30! We will see a pay bump at the end of the month. Officially, our pay increase begins accruing on Oct. 1. That Read More...

Regional Council Elections Correction for BUs 731 & 311

September 23, 2022

We apologize, there was an error on the Regional Council Ballots for Bargaining Units 311 & 731. Members in either unit will be receiving a corrected ballot in the mail very soon. The deadline to mail or walk in the corrected ballot has been extended to 9am on Friday, 10/14. Your Read More...

Ventura Superior Court Hosts Justice Jamboree

September 22, 2022

Ventura Superior Court frontline workers turned out in droves for the Justice Jamboree on Wed., Sept. 21. It was a lively event organized entirely by Courts members themselves and included a fun meet Read More...

CANCELLED – Armenian Independence Day celebration will not be held this year

September 19, 2022

Out of respect for the victims of the current escalation of hostilities taking place in Nagorno-Karabakh, we have decided to cancel this year’s Armenian Independence Day celebration. We are in a Read More...