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The SEIU 721 Executive Board and Officer Elections are underway....
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Continue reading Who Will Lead Our Union?.
On March 5, all of the SEIU 721 endorsed candidates won their election or moved forward to the run-off.
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Continue reading Winning Results for SEIU 721 Endorsements.
The recently concluded elections for the LAPMA Board resulted in managers being elected for three year terms.
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Continue reading LAPMA Elects a New Board.
Come to the LA City Election Town Hall to question the City Attorney candidates, discuss the proposed sales tax hike and make endorsement recommendations for the March 5 election.
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Continue reading Should LA Raise the Sales Tax?.
LA DWP Security Officers turned out for the first Executive Employee Relations Committee meeting of the year to urge city leaders to approve their contract.
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Continue reading DWP Security Officers on the Move.
On September 8, 2012, over 200 SEIU Local 721 Stewards came together to celebrate their hard work and dedication to our union. Stewards celebrated with dinner, dancing and an awards ceremony for Stewards with outstanding service, dedication and passion for protecting workers on the job.
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Continue reading SEIU 721 Stewards Celebrate Outstanding Service.
Join the SEIU Local 721 Latino Caucus for a Latino Heritage Celebration!
Latino Heritage Celebration
September 15, 2012
6 p.m. - 11 p.m.
SEIU Local 721 Auditorium
1545 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles 90017
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At this month's meeting, the JIMEE Committee gathered to understand and polish the seven cost saving measures to which we agreed in previous caucuses. The...
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Continue reading JIMEE Committee Report - August 2012.
At the JIMEE meeting, we presented nine cost savings initiatives under consideration for further action. There was no consensus on which ones were the JIMEE Committee's top priority. However, it appeared that modifying CAP rates, backfilling critical positions and using a peer review team during design are near the top of the list.
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Continue reading JIMEE Committee Report - July 24, 2012.
During our last committee meeting we were able to agree on two cost saving initiatives:
• using an experienced peer review team to examine design documents (plans and specification) in early stages of project development to avoid costly design field changes
• developing a city-wide project delivery manual
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Continue reading JIMEE Committee Report - June 26, 2012.
Join SEIU Local 721, El Centro Del Pueblo, Assemblymember Gilbert Cedillo, and Los Angeles Councilmember Eric Garcetti for a town hall meeting to discuss recent hate crimes in Echo Park and call for acceptance, tolerance and education in the community.
Tuesday, June 26
6PM- 7:30PM
El Centro Del Pueblo
1157 Lemoyne Street, 90026
RSVP by calling 213-200-6161 or emailing conradoterrazas@roadrunner.com
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On June 13, the Los Angeles City Council voted 14-0 to amend the Foreclosure Registry Ordinance. This amendment will help the city enforce the ordinance that could bring in millions of dollars in revenue for the city by fining banks for the devastation they cause our neighborhoods.
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Continue reading Victory! Los Angeles City Council Tell Banks they Clean Up Their Act.
After months of SEIU 721 members hosting and attending dozens of COPE Endorsement Town Halls all over Southern California, and volunteering their time at phone banks, precinct walking and other activities, the California Primary was held Tuesday, June 5.
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Continue reading GOTV Efforts Result in Wins for SEIU 721 Endorsed Candidates.
The Asian Pacific Islander Caucus celebrated Asian Heritage Month on May 19, 2012, at the LA County Federation of Labor board room which was colorfully decorated with flags of different Asian countries.
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Continue reading 721 Members Celebrate Asian Heritage Month.
The April meeting proved to be a productive one with many cost saving opportunities presented and explored by members. In fact one of the proposals submitted to the blog could yield cost savings and provide critical training for members in MOU 8 and 17.
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Continue reading JIMEE Committee Report - April 24, 2012.
The Los Angeles Sanitation Department will be hosting a series of summertime open houses. Bring the kids and let them climb on a trash truck and meet the men and women who collect refuse in the City of Los Angeles. Dates are below. For more information, call (800) 773-2489.
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Continue reading Family Fun at LA Sanitation Open Houses.
The Coalition of LA City Unions has provided Mayor Villaraigosa with alternatives to the drastic layoffs that will lead to reduction of vital services and hardship for the working families of the City of Los Angeles.
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Continue reading LA City: A Better Way Forward.
Check this page often for news about the 2012 LA City budget and our fight to save city jobs.
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Continue reading LA City 2012 Budget News.
SEIU 721 and the Coalition of LA City Unions that represent Los Angeles City workers have spent the last three years in partnership with Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa to help during these tough economic times. Contracts were negotiated in good faith, but now the Mayor has turned his back on those promises and has threatened layoffs, pay and benefit reductions, and privatization of city services. We have presented alternatives to save our city, the Mayor just isn't paying attention.
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