Article Highlight: Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Property

Background As we see college administrations across the country rapidly integrating programs marketed as “artificial intelligence” into learning, our elected Bargaining Team (BT) believes that we need strong protections around our employment, instruction, and intellectual work more than ever. Computer programs cannot replace the work we do. But with the



LACERA 2025 Bargaining Team Candidate Statement

In 100 words or less, please summarize why you should be selected to serve on the SEIU 721 bargaining team for LACERA. The deadline to submit your optional Candidate Statement is Monday, August 18th, at 5 PM. 


LACERA Contract Action Team (CAT) Sign-Up 2025

I Will Fight for a Strong LACERA Contract! Now more than ever, our involvement matters. The Contract Action Team (CAT) serves as the critical link between our fellow members and our bargaining team—keeping everyone informed about the bargaining progress, bringing real-member concerns to the table, and rallying support to secure a strong contract that




LMU’s administration is breaking labor law, and we’re fighting back.

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Our elected non-tenure track (NTT) faculty union Bargaining Team (BT) recently authorized filing Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) charges with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) against LMU’s admin for: These moves egregiously violate labor law and our rights as union members by: The two latest ULPs come on top of



We Reached a Tentative Agreement with the City of Monterey Park

We did it! Our elected Bargaining Team reached a strong Tentative Agreement (TA) with management for our union contract. The TA provides a major boost for our City of Monterey Park members, our families, and the communities we serve. See the full TA summary here and scroll down below. Learn about the TA today,


Article Highlight: Academic Freedom

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Background Our elected Bargaining Team (BT) is deeply concerned with recent attacks on faculty members and higher education across the country, and the apparent lack of protections that contingent professors have when administrators decide they must go. Over the years, we’ve seen far too many NTT colleagues at institutions across