Media Advisory for Wed., May 24, 2023 — Inhumane Conditions Prompt Picket Line and Rally Outside Men’s Central Jail
LA County Jail Healthcare Workers Will Tell Federal Judge Dean Pregerson: ‘You Need to Take Another Jail Tour’
Press Releases
Statement for Mon., May 15, 2023 — SEIU 721 on WGA Strike: ‘We Are in Strong Solidarity and We Will Not Cross Any Picket Lines’
“SEIU 721 proudly supports the WGA strike. We are in strong solidarity and we will not cross any picket lines. This is about union solidarity across industries. SEIU 721 – like Unite HERE and the Teamsters, among others – will honor the WGA’s picket lines.”
Press Release for Fri., May 12, 2023 — SEIU 721 Begins New Chapter as Bob Schoonover Steps Down from Executive Director Role
Union’s Executive Board Entrusts SEIU 721 President David Green to Serve as New Executive Director Effective May 11 and Appoints Schoonover to Special Advisor Position During Transition
Press Release for Mon., Apr. 24, 2023 — California Rideshare Drivers File Appeal in Prop 22 Case
Today at 1PM in Los Angeles: Gig drivers from 15 countries to convene in Los Angeles at first International Congress of Gig Workers and to rally at California Supreme Court offices.
Media Advisory for Wed., Nov. 2, 2022 – Massive Protest to Be Held at LA Superior Court as Court Reporters Fight to Protect Family and Probate Litigants from Having to Pay Outrageous New Fees
“The Money Is Already There – Sacramento Delivered, LA Is Dropping the Ball’’ Says SEIU 721 Pres. David Green, Who Will Join Assemblymember Miguel Santiago and Community Leaders in Objecting to LA Superior Court’s Plan to Make the Public Pay for Mandatory Court Reporter Services
Press Release for Thurs., July 28 — City of Riverside Workers Overwhelmingly Vote to Authorize Unfair Labor Practice Strike of More Than 700 Essential Employees
City of Riverside employees represented by SEIU Local 721 voted with an overwhelming 97 percent margin to authorize an unfair labor practice strike that could impact more than 700 workers in essential jobs like wastewater collection, police dispatch, street maintenance, and more.
Press Release for Thurs., May 26, 2022 — ULP Strike Impacting LA County’s Healthcare Network Averted as Tentative Agreement Between SEIU 721 Nurses and LA County Reached at 11th Hour
Registered Nurses and Supervising Nurses Bargaining Units Reach a Landmark Agreement Prioritizing Patient Safety and the Retention and Recruitment of LA County Nurses; Nurses’ Bargaining Units Set to Join Twenty-Six Other Bargaining Units for Agreement Ratification
Media Advisory for Thurs., May 26, 2022 – SEIU 721 to Announce that ULP Strike Over LA County’s Bad Faith Bargaining with Nurses Will Move Forward Throughout the County’s Healthcare Network on June 1
3-Day ULP Strike to Launch June 1 and Impact the LAC+USC Medical Center in Boyle Heights; Olive View-UCLA Medical Center in Sylmar; Martin Luther King, Jr. Outpatient Center in Willowbrook; Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center in Downey; Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in West Carson; and High Desert Regional Health Center in Lancaster
Media Advisory for Wed., May 11, 2022 — Essential American Red Cross Workers and Allies are Sounding the Alarm About Workplace Conditions and Understaffing Threatening the Nation’s Already Fragile Blood Supply
Pomona Event One of Several Across the Country in Support of Thousands of Frontline Workers Who are Calling for a Fair Contract That Protects Donors and Helps Address America’s Blood Shortage
Media Advisory for Fri., May 6, 2022 — Union to Announce at SEIU 721 HQ Strike Authorization Vote Results Affecting 55,000 LA County Frontline Workers
Union Cites Bad Faith Bargaining and Labor Law Violations by County Management in Lead-Up to Unfair Labor Practice Strike Vote; Ballot Box Results to Precede Intensive Negotiations Starting Next Week, Where Union Will Continue Demanding More Compensation to Fight Inflation and an End to Privatization of Good Union Jobs LOS … Read More