News - SEIU Local 721

Delivering the “Social” Part of Social Work During a Pandemic

April 13, 2020

A worldwide pandemic is not stopping the indispensable work of Social Workers throughout California. Riverside County Social Worker Veronica Rodriguez is still carrying out the momentous job of protecting children Read More...

‘Hotels for Health Care Workers’ – You May Be Eligible

April 10, 2020

The Non-Congregate Sheltering for California Healthcare Workers Program provides hotel rooms to frontline health care workers who are exposed to or test positive for COVID-19. By providing hotel rooms in close proximity to medical facilities, health care workers avoid potentially spreading the Read More...

Virtual Town Hall with DPSS & DCFS Directors on April 16th

April 10, 2020

Supervisor Hilda Solis and SEIU Local 721 Present LA County DPSS and DCSF Virtual Townhall Responding to Public Workers at The Frontlines of COVID19 In this rapidly developing crisis, SEIU 721 in collaboration with Read More...

More than Meter Maids — In the Eye of the Relief Efforts

April 10, 2020

When the City of Los Angeles went into “pandemic response mode,” every single city worker was asked to step up and aid the citywide humanitarian relief efforts. For the City’s Department of Transportation ( Read More...

NEW Patient Care Member Hotline for SEIU 721 Members

April 10, 2020

The Coronavirus pandemic is stretching everything in our Los Angeles, Riverside and Ventura Counties’ healthcare networks to an unprecedented limit – impacting the safety of our registered nurses and all our healthcare workers unlike ever before. During this time, our union Read More...

LA County COVID-19 Update: Info Packets, Request Forms, Now Available for Paid Leave Programs

April 10, 2020

Packets of information – including guidelines, procedures and request forms – are now available for the new paid leave programs! ALL SEIU 721 members in LA County can now submit requests. There are two information packets: Packet B for employees in “exempt” Read More...

COVID-19 testing in LA expands to all LA County residents

April 9, 2020

The City of Los Angeles and Los Angeles County have partnered to expand their free COVID-19 testing program. Now, any LA County resident with COVID-19 symptoms can schedule a test. To check Read More...

Fighting for Your COVID-19 Concerns at LA County DPSS

April 9, 2020

Your concerns are being heard loud and clear. We are taking every necessary step, and are relentlessly fighting to keep every DPSS worker safe during this pandemic. As your union — we are pressing LA County DPSS to provide essential workers like you with all the essential protective equipment, Read More...

Five Urgent Needs To Keep Employees Safe

April 8, 2020

COVID-19 Emergency UPDATE SEIU 721 Members to LA County Board of Supervisors: Five Urgent Needs To Keep Employees Safe Emergency Paid Sick Leave (EPSL) and FMLA Emergency Leave On Read More...

This is NOT the Time to be Making Deals

April 7, 2020

This is NOT the Time to be Making Deals. Shame on LA Superior Court for Trying to Take Advantage of the COVID-19 Emergency to Extract a One-Year Pay Freeze! During the COVID-19 Emergency, it is Read More...