News - SEIU Local 721

Santa Barbara County SBCERS Update Jan 22 2021

January 22, 2021

SEIU 721 Benefits Director Ramon Rubalcava and SEIU Regional Director Danny Carrillo attended the last SBCERS meeting on January 13 via Zoom. As the Alameda Supreme Court case ruled last summer that stand-by and call Read More...

LA County Bargaining Update: New 2.75% Salary Step Effective January 1, 2021

January 21, 2021

As part of our current collective bargaining agreement with L.A. County, an extra 2.75% step will be added to the salary schedules of SEIU Local 721 members effective January 1, 2021. All Options-eligible SEIU 721 members will receive the additional 2.75% salary increase once they have been Read More...

What Are LA City Members Saying About the Contract Amendment? Watch Video

January 21, 2021

The lead up to our 2020-2022 LA Contract Agreement was a fight like no other. In the middle of a once in a generation pandemic, and the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, we achieved a Contract Read More...

Should the Probation Dept. of LA County split up? Take the survey and tell us!

January 20, 2021

It’s big news: The LA County Board of Supervisors is considering whether to split the Probation Dept. in two – one for Adults, another for Juveniles. So, the Coalition of County Unions is using a new platform Read More...

SEIU 721 President Bob Schoonover’s Statement on the New Biden Administration

January 20, 2021

On the eve of President-Elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, our union is looking forward to beginning a new chapter in our nation’s history. America is on a major precipice, facing a three-pronged crisis – the COVID-19 pandemic, systemic racism and a rigged economy that Read More...

LA County: COVID-19 Discretionary Leave extension brought to you by SEIU 721

January 19, 2021

Our union heard us loud and clear about the need to compel LA County to extend COVID-19 leave benefits. So we worked hard over the holidays to secure it. Now, SEIU 721 is pleased to announce that – retroactive to December 30, 2020 – LA County officially has extended Read More...

LA City Contract Amendment Online Voting is Live!

January 18, 2021

In case you missed it, we recently reached an accord on a LA City Contract (MOU) Amendment 2020-2022 (VIEW CONTRACT AMENDMENT SUMMARY), that will achieve significant savings for the City and Read More...

How Did We Get to an LA City Contract (MOU) Amendment Accord?

January 15, 2021

At the start of 2020 LA City finances were good, in fact revenue was coming in at higher levels than expected. Then in March the COVID-19 pandemic hit Los Angeles. Stay-at-home orders were issued. Restaurants and other small businesses lost money. City revenues crashed. By April, the Mayor Read More...

SEIU holds forum to answer questions about the COVID-19 vaccine

January 14, 2021

SEIU Member Forum: Answering Your Questions About the COVID-19 Vaccines On Friday, January 15, at 3 p.m. PST, SEIU will host a national forum for members to get their questions answered Read More...

We Reached an LA City Contract (MOU) Amendment 2020-2022 Accord!

January 13, 2021

We recently reached an accord on a LA City Contract (MOU) Amendment 2020-2022 (VIEW CONTRACT AMENDMENT SUMMARY), that will achieve significant savings for the City and eliminate layoffs and Read More...