County of Los Angeles - SEIU Local 721

LA County members ratify new 3-year contract with a 12% raise and more

July 15, 2022

With an overwhelming 94% YES vote, LA County members just approved a new three-year contract – securing the biggest one-year raise in LA County history and the largest one-year salary increases since 2006. This hard Read More...

Acting LA County DPSS Director Meets with Our Union at Wilshire HQ

June 30, 2022

Yesterday, our Union met with Dr. Jackie Contreras, the new Acting Director of the LA County Department of Public Social Services. We’re hoping that new DPSS leadership will signify a new day for all of us. One of our first questions to Dr. Contreras was, “Are you going to honor our contract Read More...

‘Yes’ Vote Wins – Union’s LA County Members Authorize ULP Strike

May 6, 2022

Today, our union announced the results of our LA County Unfair Labor Practice strike authorization vote. Members voted in favor of a ULP strike, with a resounding 98% voting YES. We broke the news to the media, and Read More...

LA County Strike Vote Launch – When we vote, we win!

April 22, 2022

Yesterday, our union brought out the ballot boxes and fanned out at worksites across LA County for our strike authorization vote launch. We’re fed up with LA County’s bad faith bargaining and unfair proposals, and we Read More...

LA County Frontline Union Workers Demand ‘More Compensation to Fight Inflation’ at Press Conference Near Shell Gas Station

April 12, 2022

Frontline workers from various public sector unions throughout LA County – including SEIU 721 – demanded cost-of-living increases to fight inflation at a press conference today held outside a Shell gas station in Chinatown near downtown LA., where prices at the pump were as Read More...

‘Fight for Frontline’ message heard far and wide in LA County … and beyond!

April 4, 2022

We are still euphoric about our thousands-strong “Fight for the Frontline”march and rally last week, which sent a clear message: We, the members of SEIU 721, are ready to fight and ready to strike! The media picked up our message, spreading it far and wide throughout LA Read More...

Thousands of SEIU 721 Members Pack DTLA Streets to ‘Fight for the Frontline’ and Kick Start Strike Vote Countdown at LA County

March 31, 2022

Thousands of union members and labor supporters descended on downtown Los Angeles for the “Fight for the Frontline” march and rally today to highlight how contracts for LA County members expire at Read More...

LA County Social Workers – A special contract bargaining message for you

March 22, 2022

March is Social Workers Month. As we focus our union’s energies on bargaining for the best contract possible, it is vital to place the needs of LA County’s social workers at the forefront. Keeping caseloads at manageable levels must remain a top priority. As social workers, we want to do Read More...

LA County: Inflation + Privatization = Confrontation … FIGHT FOR THE FRONTLINE!

March 2, 2022

What price did you pay the last time you filled up your gas tank? How much did it cost the last time you bought groceries? Inflation is at historic highs – right when our contracts are about to Read More...

LA County’s Salary Offer: 2% per year and NO pay increase until NEXT October?!

February 27, 2022

You're not going to believe LA County's infuriating salary offer — 2% per year and NO pay increase until next October. If you were ever on the fence about coming out for our Fight Read More...