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SEIU Nurses Stand for Quality Care

Rosie Martinez "SEIU nurses have fought for years for our patients, our hospitals and ourselves."
—Rosie Martinez, RN
L.A. County Dept. of Public Health

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Helicopter Rescue for L.A. City Budget

LAFD Helicopter in Griffith Park Fire

SEIU 721 helicopter mechanics keep L.A.'s fire and police fleets flying, and they have an idea to help fill the city's huge budget hole: Complete new helicopters in-house and save millions of dollars a year. Read about more great ideas from our members to save money and city jobs.

 

Winning for Our Communities

Announcing the winners from our Strengthen Our Communities Survey...

Poll: Riverside County Voters Show Overwhelming Support for Allowing County Temporary Employees to Form a Union

By a two-to-one margin, Riverside County residents support efforts by members of the county's temporary workforce to form a union, according to the results of a new poll.

Ridley-Thomas Leads By Wide Margin in New Poll
LOS ANGELES – The first poll results are in and Sen. Mark Ridley Thomas is in the lead. In the race for Supervisor in Los Angeles County’s Second District, Ridley-Thomas wins by a margin of 22 percent, according to the poll. You can help -- volunteer to get out the vote!  Read more »


Fresh New Ideas to Benefit Everyone

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As a part of "Everybody Wins," a statewide and national contest, dozens of Southern California public service workers proposed fresh new ideas that can benefit the public, help our employers, and improve our jobs. 

County of Riverside Temporary Workers Are Ready to Join SEIU

Riverside TAP workers

With TV news cameras and tape recorders rolling, a group of Riverside County temporary workers recently presented nearly 900 union authorization cards on March 11 to the head of the County’s Human Resources Department.

A Learning Opportunity for Our Union's Top Problem-Solvers, Educators, and Communicators

Member Leader Training

Hundreds of SEIU 721 members have honed their skills over the past year at a series of dynamic trainings sponsored by the Member Leadership Academy.

L.A. City Worker Builds Water Wells in His Native Cambodia with Help from his Street Services Crew

Tom Eng with Water Well and Monument

Tom Eng, a Khmer Rouge survivor, was recognized by the City of Los Angeles Board of Public Works for "exemplary humanitarian efforts."

Parity Study Proves Fruitful for Ventura County Workers

Members affected by six salary studies worked hard to prepare proposals, research salary comparisons with five different counties, and solicit letters of support from their department managers. Their hard work paid off.