For months, our elected bargaining teams have negotiated with City officials around the clock to secure a strong new contract that reflects our priorities: competitive wages, solving the understaffing crisis, defending and expanding healthcare, protecting our secure retirement, and winning an even stronger union voice on the job. Unfortunately, our … Read More
We have very important update on our MOU Specials. Earlier this week, our elected Bargaining Team Members met to discuss and plan the next steps in our ongoing MOU Specials negotiations. By a supermajority, our Bargaining Teams voted to roll over our MOU Specials items into our successor contract negotiations (e.g., … Read More
For months, we’ve sounded the alarm on key issues impacting our members at LAWA facilities, including the chronic understaffing that’s impacting staff retention and the urgent need to staff up. Make no mistake, we’ve even taken this fight directly to the LAWA Board of Airport Commissioners to deliver our message, … Read More
Open enrollment starts soon for those of us working at the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. If we want to make any changes to our healthcare benefits plans, now is the time. Thanks to the power of our union, our benefits plans at the LA DWP are stronger … Read More
Help re-elect Elizabeth Greenwood to our LACERS Pension board. Elizabeth has been standing up for City employees on the LACERS pension board for 10 years and recently she stood up for the health and safety of City employees when she blew the whistle on the dangerous and unsanitary working conditions … Read More
The LA City Joint Labor-Management Committee and Personnel Department have launched the 2018 Wellness Survey to learn more about employee wellness interests and experience with the program. The deadline for submission has been extended to May 6th, so please visit https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/lawellness2018 to complete the survey and have your voice heard. … Read More
(Last Updated 12/26/17 11:30am) Ready to Fight at the Bargaining Table to Get the Job Done! You cast your vote to stay on the winning path with the new LA City Bargaining Team. Congratulations to the new 2018 Bargaining Team! The Bargaining Team voting period was November 17th to December … Read More
SEIU Local 721 President Bob Schoonover announced today that elections will be held to fill two vacant seats on the union’s Executive Board – one representing LA County and another for the City of Los Angeles. “These two open seats are great opportunities for members who want to take an … Read More
On Friday, April 29th we will be moving one step closer to bringing to fruition the 5,000 new jobs negotiated last year during our contract negotiations.
WE DID IT! –
We’re FIXing LA
LA City workers vote to ratify a winning contract! With a 94% YES vote SEIU 721 members overwhelmingly voted for a contract that protects good middle-class jobs and restores vital community services.