News - SEIU Local 721

SEIU Local 721 Member Cecilia Hernandez-Garcia Wins Seat on VCERA Board

August 4, 2020

Congratulations to SEIU members on the election of their member-endorsed candidate for the Ventura County Employees’ Retirement Association (VCERA) pension board, Cecilia Hernandez-Garcia. Cecilia is an SEIU 721 Read More...

Virtual Delegation to Senator McSally – August 5th — on Facebook Live

August 4, 2020

Over the past several weeks, hundreds of you recorded your powerful stories to share with Arizona Senator Martha McSally in support of the HEROES Act. Your stories are captivating and deserve to be shown in Arizona, and they will. Join us tomorrow August 5th at 3PM on SEIU 721 Facebook Live Read More...

Rep. John Lewis – The ‘Conscience of Congress’ and the Best Example of ‘Good Trouble’

July 31, 2020

The life of John Lewis is a testament to the power of perseverance. His humble beginnings did not suggest that he would inspire millions to move mountains and overcome tremendous obstacles on the road to greatness. Read More...

SEIU Lavender LGBTQ+ Caucus Meeting this Monday!

July 30, 2020

We have incredible news. Last month, hundreds of our fellow SEIU 721 Members participated in the first ever local wide LGBTQ+ Union Pride Survey and we couldn’t be more ecstatic about the results. A great Read More...

LA County – Don’t Be Alarmed by Layoff Seniority Lists

July 29, 2020

This week, some Departments in LA County have begun to distribute Seniority Fact Sheets to show how layoff seniority is calculated. Don’t be alarmed! Seniority lists are being created even in Departments in which budget curtailments are not projected to result in any Read More...

Now you can watch the Essential Workers hearing

July 28, 2020

We all know it because we’re the essential workers living through it – the health and safety risks we are facing are absolutely unprecedented to the point where LA County is fast becoming the COVID-19 epicenter. At our recent Essential Workers online hearing, members Read More...

St. John’s Ratification: Voting Extended!

July 21, 2020

Voting on our Tentative Agreement with St. John's Well Child and Family Center has been extended and will now go through 6 pm on Thursday, July 23. Click on the link below to cast your vote and Read More...

SEIU 721 ON THE LOSS OF REP. JOHN LEWIS AND REV. CORDY VIVIAN

July 21, 2020

STATEMENT ON BEHALF OF PRESIDENT BOB SCHOONOVER, VICE PRESIDENT LINDA DENT, TREASURER DAVID GREEN, SECRETARY LILIAN CABRAL AND CHIEF OF STAFF GILDA VALDEZ ON THE DEATHS OF REP. JOHN LEWIS AND REV. CORDY VIVIAN: “For us to lose not one but two Civil Rights heroes in the same week is a Read More...

NEVHC: Special Vote on COLA

July 21, 2020

Due to financial hardships brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, Northeast Valley Health Corporation is proposing changes to the 3.5 percent Cost of Living Adjustment that was scheduled to go into Read More...

Don’t Let Them Look the Other Way — Our Video Stories Have Power

July 20, 2020

Every morning in California — we wake up and head to work, virtually or physically – without an idea of how our day is going to go. No two days are ever the same during this pandemic. We’ Read More...