Chris Harris, Shuttle Driver, USC Transportation: “We won our union election on March 23rd, elected our Bargaining Team in mid-April, and now we’re getting ready to negotiate our first contract with USC. For years and years, we’ve been stuck with insultingly small raises — or no pay increases at all. … Read More
Una supermayoría de nosotros, los trabajadores que somos el pilar de USC Housing — trabajadores de mantenimiento general, técnicos de instalaciones, pintores, y los representantes de servicio al cliente — solicitamos una elección sindical en abril. ¡Ya tenemos fecha de elección! Es el dia 15 de junio. Actualmente, ganamos menos … Read More
A supermajority of us workers who are the backbone of USC Housing — general maintenance workers, facilities technicians, painters, and our unit’s customer service reps — filed for a union election in April. Now, we have an election date: June 15. Today, we earn less than unionized workers who do … Read More
ACABAMOS DE PRESENTAR UN SOLICITUD ANTE LA JUNTA NACIONAL DE RELACIONES LABORALES PARA CONDUCIR UNA ELECCIÓN PARA UNIRNOS A SEIU LOCAL 721. Hemos dado un paso histórico: Los trabajadores que formamos la columna vertebral de USC Housing -trabajadores de mantenimiento general, técnicos de instalaciones, pintores y representantes de atención al … Read More
Big News: We filed with the National Labor Relations Board to Hold a Union Election! We’ve taken a historic step: We, workers who are the backbone of USC Housing — general maintenance workers, facilities technicians, painters, and our unit’s customer service reps — filed with the National Labor Relations Board … Read More
The results are in! We made our voices heard and we have elected our USC Shuttle Driver and Dispatcher SEIU Local 721 Member Bargaining Team. Bargaining Team Members: James Sims and Chris Harris. *Bargaining Team Alternate: Darrell Harris *The alternate will serve in the event one of the two members cannot. … Read More
We won a historic victory by joining SEIU 721 on March 23. We’ve completed our bargaining survey, and now it’s time to build our Bargaining Team! Selecting a strong Bargaining Team is a vital step in getting what we deserve: a labor agreement with USC that is worthy of … Read More
Now that we won our union election, we need to prepare to negotiate our first union contract. Step 1 is to survey our colleagues to collectively determine our priorities for contract negotiations. Please make your voice heard and take the bargaining survey by April 5th — click here for our … Read More
The results are in — we showed our powerful unity and voted to join SEIU Local 721. Despite USC’s attempts to intimidate and discourage us from voting YES, we held firm, and we finally won the union voice that we deserve. Our historic union victory puts us on the path … Read More
Once again in the middle of the rain, USC students, passengers, and community supporters showed their support for shuttle drivers. On Wednesday afternoon, dozens of supporters held up banners and signs encouraging drivers to stay #unionstrong. Photos from Strategic Actions for a Just Economy’s (SAJE) instagram page. … Read More