Higher Education
This Week, We Made Our Voices Heard. The Higher Ed World & Greater Los Angeles Community are Listening.
We made our voices heard this week and told the nation that LMU non-tenure track (NTT) and Visiting Assistant Professor (VAP) faculty are union strong! Whether we were rallying outside campus, demanding answers from top administrators, or speaking to major news outlets, we made it clear that we won’t tolerate … Read More
Talk to a member of the Bargaining Action Team!
Have questions about the union movement on campus? Email lmunifiedfaculty@gmail.com to get in touch with a member of the Bargaining Action Team (BAT)! Here are the members of the team: Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts (BCLA)Arik Greenberg, Clinical Assistant Professor of Theological StudiesBryan Wisch, Writing/Rhetorical Arts InstructorLaura Huffman, Senior Instructor … Read More
LMU Faculty, Students, and Community Supporters Rally & Demand LMU Stop Union Busting, Resume Bargaining for a Contract with Instructors
We — LMU’s non-tenure track (NTT) faculty — along with students, colleagues, and community supporters, stood union strong Tuesday, rallying at the entrance of campus on 80th St. and Loyola Blvd. and demanding that LMU resume bargaining with NTT instructors for a union contract! We demand the university stop its illegal … Read More
Loyola Marymount University Faculty Condemn University’s Outrageously Illegal Attempt to Bust Union, Demand LMU Resume Contract Bargaining Immediately
Loyola Marymount University Faculty Condemn University’s Outrageously Illegal Attempt to Bust Union, Demand LMU Resume Contract Bargaining Immediately LMU Joins Trump Administration, Billionaires’ Efforts to Shut Down Organized Labor Los Angeles — Loyola Marymount University’s non-tenure track (NTT) faculty members condemn LMU’s illegal attempt to shut down the union that NTT instructors overwhelmingly … Read More
We’ve Reached a Historic Union Contract Agreement; CAS NTT Faculty to Vote on Approving Soon!
After over a year of negotiations, including a two-day Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) strike, our elected Bargaining Action Team (BAT) has reached a landmark Tentative Agreement (TA) on our first union contract for non-tenure track (NTT) faculty members in the College of Arts and Sciences. We’ll launch a ratification vote soon on … Read More
LMU Cancels Bargaining Session, Continues to Drag Feet. Read Our Summer Bargaining Update.
Your Bargaining Action Team (BAT) for your Non-Tenure Track (NTT) Faculty Union — would love to bring you an update about negotiations for our first contract. The problem? LMU’s admin canceled our 13th scheduled bargaining session on Aug. 18 at the last minute and has yet to work with us … Read More
LMU Community: Come DANCE FOR CHANGE
ALL DANCERS, ARTISTS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE WELCOME to take part in a powerful movement exhibition led and choreographed by LMU Dance Lecturer, Jermaine McGhee, MFA, (He/Him). All levels and abilities may join as a PARTICIPANT or an OBSERVER of a 2-hour living expression of unity, focus, and care. We … Read More
Join Our Union Office Hours on Wednesday, 9/3, and Thursday, 9/4
Come to our Union Office Hours this week to meet your colleagues, learn more about the LMU NTT Faculty Union, and find out how you can get involved in our campaign for a fair union contract. We’re meeting up outside the Hannon Library Starbucks on: Stop by any time during … Read More
USD CAS NTT FACULTY Bargaining Update – 8.27.25
This summer we’ve made some progress in bargaining — reaching agreement on 23 articles. However, after many bargaining sessions — including multiple hours-long meetings this week and last — USD’s admin has refused to meet our elected Bargaining Action Team (BAT) where we need it to be on compensation and … Read More