We have a supermajority of shuttle drivers and dispatchers — and now we have an election date to officially join SEIU Local 721. Mark your calendars — Thursday, March 23, 2023 is the day to VOTE “YES” FOR SEIU LOCAL 721. As SEIU Local 721 members, we will have the … Read More
We provide vital transportation services to the USC community. Yet we’re paid less than unionized shuttle drivers at nearby major universities, and shuttle drivers represented by SEIU Local 721. On top of that, we lack the same rights despite doing very similar work. We’re fed up with not having a … Read More
There’s No Stopping Us Now — We’re On The Move! We’ve demanded USC President Carol Folt immediately recognize our union. It’s official! On Monday, February 6th, we filed with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) our intent to form our union with SEIU Local 721. On top of that, we … Read More
Shuttle drivers and dispatchers at USC File with the National Labor Relations Board for a Union Election! Shuttle drivers and the dispatchers that support us provide vital services to the USC community. We ensure that students can conveniently and safely get around USC and the surrounding area. We help faculty … Read More
It’s been a momentous Summer on top of an extraordinarily challenging year that, much like the COVID-19 pandemic, is not over yet. For many of us, as SEIU 721 Members, it has been especially difficult. We make up much of the frontline workforce that has kept Southern California functioning during … Read More
Congratulations to the non-tenure track faculty at Occidental College who voted today to join SEIU 721! Ballots for Occidental faculty were counted this afternoon at the National Labor Relations Board. Today’s landmark yes vote comes after a months-long organizing drive that saw scores of faculty and students working together to … Read More
A coalition of students, academia, tenants’ rights groups, living wage advocates and clergy joined graduate students from USC Forward and our SEIU 721 members this week by building a #FixSC Tent City at Jefferson Boulevard and Hoover Street – holding USC leadership accountable for their string of scandals and fiascos. … Read More
By KAZUYA SHIDA Like so many on campus, I was shocked by the recent Los Angeles Times investigation into Dr. Carmen Puliafito, the former dean of USC’s Keck School of Medicine. The Times’ bombshell report outlining Puliafito’s behavior while at USC — from partying with prostitutes and criminals to his documented … Read More
After months of hard-fought negotiations with Otis College administrators, Otis faculty won an historic first contract with the College, raising standards for themselves and the students they teach.