Higher Education
20 Plus LMU Student Orgs Call on Admin, Board to Return to the Table
UPDATED on Oct. 15, 2025 LMU students and student organizations have joined the demand for the admin and board to return to the bargaining table with non-tenure track (NTT) faculty! Students, university staff, faculty colleagues, and alumni have loudly condemned LMU’s union-busting since the announcement on Sept. 12 that the … Read More
Catholic Labor Network Calls on LMU Admin, Board to Return to the Bargaining Table
In a letter sent Sept. 26, the Catholic Labor Network called on LMU President Thomas Poon and the board of trustees to return to the bargaining table with the university’s non-tenure track (NTT) faculty. The letter comes after LMU’s admin and board asserted on Friday, Sept. 12, that it will … Read More
Union Faculty at Loyola Marymount University Overwhelmingly Authorize Strike
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025 CONTACT: Tim Sandoval, 213-218-5855, tim.sandoval@seiu721.org Los Angeles — Non-tenure track (NTT) faculty at Loyola Marymount University (LMU) overwhelmingly voted to authorize an Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) strike in response to the administration and board of trustees’ outrageous attempt to shut down their union. On Sept. 12, LMU administrators and board … Read More
Faculty in LMU’s Theological Studies Department Call on Admin, Board to Revoke Claims of “Religious Exemption” to Unions
Faculty members in LMU’s Department of Theological Studies called on the administration and board of trustees to return to contract bargaining with unionizednon-tenure track (NTT) faculty andrevoke claims to a “religious exemption” to recognizing unions on campus. In a letter to top board members and administrators, the faculty members write: … Read More
LMU Faculty Senate Urges University to Return to the Bargaining Table
The LMU Faculty Senate passed a resolution Thurs., Sept. 18, calling on the university to return the bargaining table with non-tenure track (NTT) faculty and to explore “options of an agreement in a timely manner via good-faith negotiations that engage all proposals.” We thank our faculty colleagues for supporting our … Read More
PRESS RELEASE – Union Faculty at Loyola Marymount University Launch Strike Vote
Union Faculty at Loyola Marymount University Launch Strike Vote Unfair Labor Practice Strike Authorization Vote Comes in Response to President Poon, Admin’s Egregious Union-Busting Los Angeles — Non-tenure track (NTT) faculty at Loyola Marymount University (LMU) launched an Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) strike authorization vote on Wed., Sept. 24, in response … Read More
LMU’s Union-Busting Incompatible with Catholic Social Teaching, Write LMU Theologians
LMU’s Union-Busting Incompatible with Catholic Social Teaching, Write LMU Theologians
LMU’s announcement that it will no longer recognize or bargain with our union is incompatible with Catholic social teaching, write 10 Catholic theologians who teach in LMU’s Department of Theological Studies in a letter to campus President Thomas Poon and the board of trustees.