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 layoffs at all. This is a precautionary … Read More
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 shared their experiences and voiced their … Read More
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 to see the TA Summary. SEIU 721 Clinics: United on the Frontlines & Stronger Together! … Read More
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 … Read More
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 effect July 15. NEVHC’s original proposal was to postpone the entire COLA amount until January 2021. Our union’s counter offer … Read More
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’re fulfilling roles that we never expected to ever do, and very often … Read More
Workers across the country are preparing for “Strike for Black Lives” on July 20 – a national day of worker actions to demand racial and economic justice, including in the workplace. Working people in more than 20 cities will demand action from corporations and the government to dismantle white supremacy … Read More
We have a Tentative Agreement at St. John’s and now it’s time to vote for our new contract! We will be having a membership meeting this Wed. 7/15 at 7 p.m. to go over details of the TA. Scroll down for meeting info. and click the link below to view the … Read More
Today, SEIU members endorsed Joe Biden for President. After almost four years of a president who has put corporations and his business allies ahead of workers and our families, I’m ready to work to elect Vice President Joe Biden because he is committed to working for and with working people … Read More
We’re going to face mass unemployment if we do not compel Congress to pass a strong HEROES Act that bails out state and local governments to avoid layoffs and budget cuts. That’s the bottom line. Congress already bailed out the richest of the rich months ago with $5 trillion in taxpayer … Read More