social workers - SEIU Local 721

The Court Agrees: We Need Structural Reform Not Scapegoating to Keep LA County Children Safe!

January 8, 2020

The Court Agrees: We Need Structural Reform - Not Scapegoating - to Keep LA County Children Safe! In a major victory for LA County Children’s Social Workers fighting to improve child safety, Justices with the Read More...

“This social worker worked like a hero to protect Noah.”

July 19, 2019

By now, most everyone has heard about the death of Noah Cuatro, a four-year-old Palmdale boy who passed away over the Fourth of July weekend under circumstances that authorities are calling suspicious. An investigation into Noah’s death is still underway. But, already, some are trying to Read More...

Union Power Is Instrumental in Clearing DCFS Backlog of 2,500 RFAs

June 12, 2018

SEIU 721 is proud to report incredible progress on a major issue affecting L.A. County social workers: Resource Family Approvals. It’s no secret that the RFA backlog was up to 2,500 cases. Indeed, the backlog was a huge sticking point during our last round of contract Read More...

Social Workers Dig Deep to Find Child Placement Solutions

March 27, 2017

Every year in Los Angeles County thousands of children are left in a lurch, waiting to be placed with a loving family. Sometimes social workers get 20, 30, or 40 rejections before they can place a child. We are in a placement crisis. The SEIU 721 Placement Forum on March 25th Read More...

L.A. County Children’s Social Workers Meet to Develop Roadmap to Child Safety

June 22, 2016

SEIU 721 leaders, staff and L.A. County children's social workers huddled in June to plan the fight against recent efforts to scapegoat CSWs for the child safety crisis at L.A. County Department of Children and Family Services. In the wake of the sensational publicity surrounding Read More...