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
USC Shuttle Drivers, LAC + USC nurses and other health workers are standing with you. They stood in the rain on Marengo Avenue, outside of LAC + USC Medical Center, to tell you — STAY UNION STRONG on MARCH 23rd! Here are some images from this morning:
The numbers don’t lie. Bus/Shuttle operators working with a union contract earn better wages, and have the power to form driver-led bargaining teams to negotiate their union contract.
Dear USC Shuttle Drivers: I’m Dr. Kelly Zhou, an SEIU Local 721 Executive Board Member and Nurse Anesthetist II at LAC + USC Medical Center. Years ago, I worked at Keck Hospital, and I would ride your shuttles into work nearly every day. Today, many of my colleagues at … Read More