JOINT LABOR MANAGEMENT MEETING RESULTS Our SEIU 721 Library Stewards Council met with the LA County Library Department during a Joint Labor Management (JLM) Meeting to discuss reopening plans. Our April 7 meeting has been the ONLY official meeting between our Union and the Department. Any allusion to other … Read More
Today, Congress passed the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan. This is landmark legislation for working people that will help drive down poverty by providing long overdue relief nationwide – with $42.6 billion alone coming our way to California. It is a vivid example of the power of organizing to improve … Read More
Let’s keep it real – the situation is getting desperate. Because of COVID-19, this year alone: 26 million Americans now say they’re going hungry because of trouble making ends meet 30 million Americans could lose their homes – and 12 million more face eviction – once a federal evictions moratorium … Read More
Layoffs have been averted for now, but the L.A. County budget remains on shaky ground. Without stimulus relief and passage of Prop 15, SEIU 721 members could be facing years of austerity budgets, hiring freezes, and stagnant wages. as the COVID crisis extends for over many more months, the prospect … Read More
This week, some Departments in LA County have begun to distribute Seniority Fact Sheets to show how layoff seniority is calculated. Don’t be alarmed! Seniority lists are being created even in Departments in which budget curtailments are not projected to result in any layoffs at all. This is a precautionary … Read More
On Monday, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a final budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2020-21. The budget addresses a nearly $1 billion projected shortfall by eliminating over 3,200 positions which would result in an estimated 655 layoffs. The lion’s share of these projected layoffs, approximately 400, are … Read More
The County of Los Angeles and SEIU 721 reached an agreement Friday morning on a proposal aimed at averting layoffs and demotions. The Union rejected the County’s demands for postponement of negotiated raises as premature and unnecessary at this time. In order to avert thousands of proposed layoffs and demotions, … Read More
Furloughs and Layoffs in LA County?! We Can STOP Them by Getting Congress to Pass the Heroes Act! Q & A on LA County Budget Crisis Q: Why is LA County CEO Sachi Hamai talking about furloughs and layoffs? A: The COVID Emergency resulted in closed businesses in LA County and … Read More
Recently the City of Riverside sent you a correspondence of its decision to extend paid administrative leave compensation to employees required to stay home up until 5-14-20. While employees appreciate this gesture there are challenges identified in this correspondence that need to be addressed. The City of Riverside also communicated … Read More