News - SEIU Local 721

August Heat lunchtime demonstrations to burn through L.A. County

August 13, 2018

Join us! All demonstrations will begin at 12:15 P.M. and continue through the lunch hour. SEIU Local 721 will bring the signs, whistles, tailgate speakers and box lunches for all participants. You bring the spirit Read More...

Breaking News! LASD Top Brass Wants to Meet on Our Wage Theft Demands

August 6, 2018

The LA County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) thought we would go out with a whimper and not challenge their wage theft. They were wrong. We rose up and sent a whole slew of emails to LASD and Department of Health Services (DHS) officials. Now we’ve really grabbed their attention. LASD top Read More...

L.A. County CAT Team members get ready for a dogfight!

August 4, 2018

L.A. County CAT Team members got fired up for what is bound to be a hot contract bargaining fight! It was standing room only at their fiery Saturday gathering, which took place at Holman United Methodist Church Read More...

Lead the Charge on Just Culture!

August 2, 2018

SEIU 721 members stood shoulder-to-shoulder with other county labor groups in the Labor Management Transformation Council and led the charge to shift the way issues are addressed in our workplace. The result: Just Read More...

SEIU 721 Inland Region COPE Members Endorse Eric Linder for Riverside County Board of Supervisors

July 24, 2018

SEIU 721 Inland Region COPE members have endorsed former State Assembly member Eric Linder for Riverside County Board of Supervisors District 2. A Corona resident and former member of the state assembly, Eric Linder is committed to fighting for quality of life issues for Read More...

Action Alert! Let’s End the Wage Theft at LASD!

July 23, 2018

When pay discrepancies have arisen at LA County facilities, administrators at those locations have worked to promptly resolve them. That’s not the case with the LA Sheriff’s Department (LASD) on a bonus weekend pay grievance affecting our fellow members in the jails Read More...

Kaiser Wellness Pilot Survey at Rancho Los Amigos – Give Your Feedback!

July 19, 2018

SEIU Local 721, together with the Department of Human Resources, Rancho Los Amigos, and Kaiser Permanente, are working together to develop exciting new workplace wellness initiatives, and we want Read More...

Safety Forum at Twin Towers on July 23rd!

July 17, 2018

In late April, over 200 hundred frontline workers from Twin Towers and Men’s Central Jail filled out your union’s survey to aid the mass grievance investigation. There’s an alarming number of reports of workers being gassed and even physically assaulted, this cannot be the new normal Read More...

Urgent Safety Check at North County Correctional Facilities!

July 5, 2018

Make your safety concerns heard! In early April in conjunction with CIR-SEIU, UAPD, and numerous AFCSME Locals we filed an unprecedented grievance against LA County to demand an immediate fix Read More...

WE Care for Watts and WE did it!!

July 5, 2018

With an overwhelming YES vote of 98%, Watts Healthcare Corporation members have ratified a strong three-year contract that protects public safety, keeps healthcare contributions affordable, and Read More...