News - SEIU Local 721

County of Ventura Bargaining Team is Set!

March 22, 2019

You sent in your bargaining team nominations and the new team is ready to fight at the bargaining table to lift up Ventura County! Over the next weeks your unity and involvement will be crucial to ensure we win a Read More...

Re-Elect Elizabeth Greenwood for Our LACERS Pension Board

March 22, 2019

Help re-elect Elizabeth Greenwood to our LACERS Pension board. Elizabeth has been standing up for City employees on the LACERS pension board for 10 years and recently she stood up for the health and safety of City employees when she blew the whistle on the dangerous and unsanitary working Read More...

Pleasant Valley Board Unanimously Votes NO on TA

March 21, 2019

The Pleasant Valley Recreation and Park District Board shot down the Tentative Agreement at its last board meeting - the TA that we voted to approve. The most frequent comment from the Board was that they "didn't Read More...

SEIU 721 LAHSA Members Ratify Landmark First-Ever Contract

March 15, 2019

After months of organizing and negotiations, SEIU 721 members at the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) delivered an impressive 99% Yes vote to ratify their first-ever union contract. The Read More...

L.A. County Members: Bonuses Will Be Reflected on April 19 or May 3 Paychecks and Will Be Pensionable

March 15, 2019

Among the many accomplishments of the 2018 collective bargaining agreement is a host of new or expanded bonuses to compensate SEIU 721 members for working special assignments, hard-to-fill shifts, etc. But, even though these agreements were reached at the end of September and Read More...

SEIU 721 2019 Executive Board Election Candidate Statements

March 15, 2019

SEIU Local 721 Members: The 2019 Executive Board Officers Election has begun! Ballots will be mailed to home addresses of all members in good standing on March 25, 2019, and must be returned to the P.O. Box address on the ballot envelope by 9:00 a.m. on Friday, April 12, 2019 Read More...

We want YOU in our next SEIU 721 video series!

March 14, 2019

If you’re a member of SEIU 721 and have ever wanted to participate in a video or other promotional materials for our union, now’s your chance! Just fill out the form below. Please Read More...

Victory! City of Long Beach Refuse Operators Vote to Join SEIU 721

March 14, 2019

After months of organizing, City of Long Beach Refuse Operators voted to join SEIU Local 721 by an overwhelming landslide. Their unity and determination throughout the process helped deliver a landmark victory for frontline workers and the residents they serve. Together with the over 95,000 Read More...

LAHSA Members Secure Historic Tentative Agreement!

March 12, 2019

Our unity at the bargaining table and at our worksite delivered a landmark agreement that uplifts our work the communities we serve. After months of hard-fought negotiations, we have reached a Read More...

IMPORTANT – Don’t forget to update your life insurance Beneficiary Form!

March 11, 2019

If you haven’t already received materials in the mail notifying you to update your life insurance Beneficiary Form – you should have. So be sure to check your mailbox! Here’s a sample of Read More...