SEIU 721 members are organizing lunchtime demonstrations at the field offices of the LA County Board of Supervisors. We will be carpooling from nearby worksites to deliver a strong message to the Supervisors that we need Heroes Pay for All! All demonstrations will begin at 12:15 PM and continue through … Read More
It’s crunch time … and, across LA County, SEIU 721 members are stepping up to show the Board of Supervisors, the CEO and everyone else that we mean it when we demand Heroes Pay for All. Last week, we started sending testimonials directly to all five members of the Board of … Read More
Thanks to our efforts, the City of Los Angeles has pased a landmark equity-based budget that prioritizes our civilian workforce. Mayor Eric Garcetti has signed a 2021-2022 City Budget that commits funds to hire 750 positions through the Targeted Local Hire program we’ve championed. Prior to the COVID-19 crisis, we were barely … Read More
BARGAINING UPDATE After five weeks of bargaining, what exactly is Los Angeles County offering to show appreciation to SEIU 721 members who stepped up during the pandemic, made great personal sacrifices, took on new challenges and risks, continued to provide critical services to the most vulnerable in our community, and … Read More
The First Woman and First Black President of Los Angeles’ Largest Union Led Transformational Fights for Economic and Racial Justice and the $15 Minimum Wage Linda Dent, a clerk in the Los Angeles County Tax Collector’s Office who rose from a steward to become the first woman and first … Read More
Election day in the City of Compton is this Tuesday, June 1st. We need to elect experienced leaders who fight to protect working people in the City of Compton. That’s why your union SEIU Local 721 has endorsed Councilmember Emma Sharif for Mayor and Councilmember Tana McCoy for re-election in District 2. … Read More
Contract bargaining requires a strong Bargaining Team … UNION STRONG! Nominate yourself – or a fellow member of BU 861 – to be on the team so that we can get Court Reporters of BU 861 the strong contract we deserve. Let’s show our Union power by assembling a Bargaining Team … Read More
ATTENTION: LA SUPERIOR COURT MEMBERS Our Union is preparing now for contract bargaining at the Court. We need you to send in your Bargaining Survey. This is how our Union knows what Courts members want prioritized. BARGAINING SURVEYS We have three different Bargaining Surveys depending on which Bargaining Unit (BU) … Read More
The LA County Board of Supervisors heard directly from our Union at their most recent meeting on Tuesday – and we reminded them how our essential work has kept LA County operational, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. We are the safety net … and we deserve Heroes Pay for All! … Read More
We’ve been powering through LA County this week, hosting one Unity Action after another … … … flexing our Union muscle to show we’re serious about securing HEROES PAY FOR ALL (and more) in this year’s contract! The energy has been incredible as members turned out for Unity Actions all … Read More