News - SEIU Local 721

Standing Strong at the UFCW 770 Healthy Day Race

February 21, 2018

SEIU Local 721 members in the Tri-Counties region came out in full force to represent at the UFCW 770 Healthy Day 5k race in Ventura on President’s Day, Feb. 19th. This race/health fair is becoming one of the Read More...

Candidate statements for LA County Bargaining Teams … read them here!

February 20, 2018

All of our LA County Bargaining Units will elect Bargaining Teams to represent them during upcoming contract negotiations for 2018. All Bargaining Team candidates must submit a statement on why they're running and what they would prioritize . Remember: A stronger contract means a better Read More...

Riverside County is Up Their Neck with PERB Complaints

February 16, 2018

In case you missed it, the Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) has issued another round of complaints against Riverside County! On the heels of our victory over the County’s petty lawsuit earlier this month, PERB Read More...

The Dirt on “Right to Work”: What is Janus v. AFSCME

February 16, 2018

What is Janus v. AFSCME? Janus v. AFSCME is a court case that is the culmination of a decades-long scheme by the greedy rich to get rid of union jobs. It is one of more than a dozen similar cases that anti-worker Read More...

Alert! “Right to Work (For Less)” In Riverside

February 7, 2018

Our rights and benefits in Riverside County are under attack from anti-worker forces that are trying to divide our union! We have learned that an anti-worker organization has been given access to our worksites across the county. This organization is one of many that is trying Read More...

Our Voice is our Resistance at the Oxnard Citizenship Fair

February 3, 2018

Over 100 participants and volunteers filled the Cesar E. Chavez Elementary School cafeteria for our Feb 3rd Citizenship Fair. SEIU 721 members, CAUSE and other community groups helped dozens of legal permanent residents with their path to U.S. citizenship after filling out Read More...

Riverside County’s “Last Best Final” Offer

February 2, 2018

WE WANT TO RAISE UP—RIVERSIDE COUNTY WANTS uS TO PAY UP THE COST OF THEIR REVENUE WASTE! After one-year of bad-faith negotiations, Riverside County submitted their “last best final offer” on Read More...

#FlipThe25th … it’s time for Steve Knight to leave the House!

February 1, 2018

Rep. Steve Knight continues to put special interests ahead of his own constituents in Congressional District 25. It's time for Steve Knight to leave the House - and for us to #FlipThe25th! That's exactly what we plan to do at our CD 25 District-Wide Kick-Off Rally and Precinct Walk this Sat Read More...

As Black History Month Starts, SEIU 721 Remembers Sacrifice of Sanitation Workers

February 1, 2018

The gruesome on-duty deaths of two Memphis sanitation workers on Feb 1, 1968 spurred a series of events that forever changed the struggle for worker safety and civil rights. Now, 50 years later, Read More...

Fact Finding, Even More PERB Complaints, and Riverside County Loses their Petty Lawsuit!

February 1, 2018

BANG! BOOM! POW! On the heels of the Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) issuing a handful of complaints to kick off the month, the Labor board has issued yet another round of complaints against Read More...