News - SEIU Local 721

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 provides market rate Read More...

Watts Team Secures Tentative Agreement That Protects Patients and Workers!

July 5, 2018

WE Care for Watts! Our bargaining team has reached a Tentative Agreement on a strong three-year contract that allows members to continue caring for the communities we love and take care of our families. 11.25% salary increases over the term of the contract Healthcare Contributions: No Read More...

MAJOR VICTORY – Judge Bars Riverside Imposition, Reinstates Nurses

June 29, 2018

In a massive victory against a hostile employer, the Riverside County Superior Court ruled on three major issues: 1. There can be no imposition of the "last, best and final" offer until the outstanding unfair labor Read More...

L.A. Labor Strikes Back!

June 28, 2018

Los Angeles— Less than 24 hours after the U.S. Supreme Court ushered in the so-called “Right to Work” era for public sector workers, hundreds of union workers from a cross-section of L.A. unions united at City Hall Read More...

No Court Ruling on Janus v. AFSCME will Rule Us Out

June 27, 2018

This morning, the U.S. Supreme Court delivered its anti-worker decision in the long-awaited Janus v. AFSCME. To the surprise of no one, the Court ruled 5-4 in favor of establishing a national so-called “Right to Work” for public employees, further rigging the system against Read More...

Imposition Vote Delayed, Riverside County Cat & Mouse Continues

June 25, 2018

Last week, Riverside County put imposition on the agenda for this Tuesday's board meeting. The legality of this move was unclear, as the County is currently under a temporary restraining order barring it from imposing an insulting last, best and final offer. In fact, Read More...

SEIU 721 to L.A. County: “7% Is Not Enough – We Will Fight for More!”

June 22, 2018

Yesterday, contract bargaining negotiations between SEIU 721 and L.A. County officially got underway. Your elected bargaining team delivered a strong rebuke to L.A. County negotiators: “Seven Read More...

SEIU Local 721 Condemns Inhumane Family Separations at the United States Border

June 20, 2018

SEIU Local 721 Condemns Inhumane Family Separations at the United States Border; Vows to Elect Congressional Candidates Who Will Stand Up to the Trump Administration to Defend the Promise of the American Dream As Immigration Officials Tear Away Young Children from Families Seeking Refuge, Read More...

Anti-Worker Attack Prepares to Hit California

June 19, 2018

The Janus v. AFSCME Supreme Court decision, which is expected to establish nation-wide Right to Work (for less) in the public sector, will likely arrive sometime before the end of June, and anti- Read More...

Coaching and Mentorship Cuts DCFS Social Worker Attrition Rates to 6 Percent for New Hires

June 12, 2018

A couple years ago, our united voice led to an unprecedented strike for child safety, resulting in L.A. County hiring 2,765 additional social workers to alleviate our caseload and help us Read More...