Please join us for our Women’s Caucus Celebration Brunch on Saturday, April 16:
Women’s Caucus Celebration Brunch
Saturday, April 16th
11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
SEIU 721 Auditorium
1545 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90017
Los Angeles
We Did It! We’re Fixing LA
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.
The Fight for $15 Declares a Victory in Los Angeles
LA City Council Votes to Raise the Minimum Wage Delivering a Historic Win for Working Families and LA’s Local Economy
Support the L.A. Women Fasting for $15 this Wednesday at L.A. City Hall
L.A. Women have taken over City Hall’s doorstep in a 15-day fast demanding a $15 minimum wage in Los Angeles! Today is day 12 of women going without food and standing strong outside of City Hall’s doorstep. The brave L.A. women include mothers, fast food workers, attorneys, labor leaders, clergy and advocates.
Statement on Behalf of Bob Schoonover – President of SEIU Local 721
Statement on behalf of Bob Schoonover, President of SEIU Local 721:
“In the last 48 hours, the SEIU 721 bargaining team and our Fix LA community partners have finally witnessed some movement at the bargaining table. For that reason we have decided to not initiate a strike today. However, key issues for our members and the communities they serve must still be fully addressed.
SEIU 721 and Fix LA Help LA Port Drivers Get Back to Bargaining and Off Strike Lines
Striking Port of LA truck drivers are back at the bargaining table thanks to support from SEIU Local 721 City of Los Angeles workers and members of the Fix LA coalition. It was solidarity between labor, the community and faith organizations that helped pressure port management into resuming talks.
Come to the LA County Regional Council Summit
LA County members throughout the County will converged to organize for strength.
We Gave Drivers a Break and the Banks Got the Bill!
The Fix LA coalition–with the backing of SEIU 721 members and LA City Traffic Officers–blanketed the City Hall area Thursday to feed parking meters and place faux tickets on cars, then traveled to Bunker Hill deliver a giant parking violation to Bank of New York Mellon, which takes in $5 million a year in taxpayer money as a result of a bad bank deal.
Their message: Get back taxpayer money from Wall Street so we can use it to restore city services such as street repair, removal of abandoned cars, alleyway clean-up, and traffic control.
Victory! City Council Votes to Stand Up to Wall Street Greed
Today SEIU 721 and our partners in the Fix LA coalition scored a huge victory: the Los Angeles City Council voted 14-0 Wednesday to hold big banks accountable and bring millions of dollars back to our streets instead of Wall Street! The measure, sponsored by Councilmembers Paul Koretz, Gil Cedillo … Read More