LA County - SEIU Local 721

Ebola: Healthcare Workers Spring Into Action

October 16, 2014

In light of the recent contraction of Ebola by a second healthcare worker in the United States, LA County healthcare providers, SEIU Local 721 and LA County Health officials held a press conference to provide an update Read More...

COPE Endorsed Candidates (and Ballot Measures) for November Election

October 16, 2014

(Updated October 16) Many of the COPE endorsed candidates from the June Primary have qualified for the General Election on November 4th. In addition, a few new candidates have recently been recommended by the COPE committee and endorsed by the SEIU 721 Executive Board. Listed below is the final Read More...

LA County Health and Ebola

October 13, 2014

[photo credit: Center for Disease Control] Though there are no suspected or confirmed cases of Ebola in Los Angeles County, Ebola is a crisis that the entire world is concerned about. We just had the first death Read More...

We Are Ensuring Child Safety Through Transparency

June 24, 2014

After lots of hard work by our coalition of children's social workers, Governor Brown signed a bill that will hold our counties accountable for hiring children's social workers. Remember during the LA Read More...

Upcoming COPE Town Halls: Who Will We Support?

June 18, 2014

With the primary over, COPE will be hosting a couple of more town halls to give SEIU 721 members the opportunity to hear from candidates in the previously "unendorsed" races. The winner of each of these races has the potential to be in office from 8-12 years, so it is critical Read More...

Be An United Way Community Hero!

June 3, 2014

You can help create pathways out of poverty for our community in Los Angeles County.United Way and SEIU 721 have partnered to kick off a one-month long campaign this June to help break the cycle of poverty for our most vulnerable neighbors--families, children, veterans and Read More...

Santa Barbara County Social Workers Are Standing Up for Child Safety

May 27, 2014

SEIU Local 721 social workers spoke up at the Board of Supervisors meeting on May 20 to urge the Board to support children in Santa Barbara County by improving recruitment and retention of social Read More...

LA County Social Workers Believe that All People Matter

April 3, 2014

On March 29, LA County Social Workers celebrated National Social Work Month. This year's theme was: "All People Matter." The celebration recognized the sacrifices of social workers, honored the dedication of members during the recent strike for child safety, reviewed our victories and set a Read More...

Were You Disciplined During the LA County Strike?

March 12, 2014

What Happened? On March 5, SEIU 721 resolved their dispute over unfair labor practices charges during the strike with LA County. The County stated that all union members have the right to participate Read More...