President Linda Dent Celebration of Life Tribute Video
Channel: seiu721
Date: 26/07/2021

From our worksites to the halls of power, President Linda Dent was a widely respected leader to be reckoned with.

Her legendary stretch with the labor movement spanned decades.

President Dent started as an LA County Tax Collector Office Clerk who rose from a steward to become the first woman and first Black president of SEIU 721. Along the way, she mentored many, and inspired multiple generations of workers and union organizers.

The policies and campaigns that President Dent guided improved the lives of many throughout California. The alliances she built ignited the Fight for $15 campaign, sparking minimum wage increases first in LA County and the City of LA that culminated in a landmark statewide law that raised wages for 6.5 million Californians.

Born in Louisiana, raised in Compton, and coming of age during the Civil Rights Movement, President Linda Dent never forgot where she came from or what needed to be done to bring economic and racial justice.

That’s why she fought to expand social programs and opportunities for the underprivileged. The Compton Job Fair and the landmark LA City Targeted Local Hire program are a testament to her commitment to never forgetting where she came from.