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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
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
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
We’ve locked in across-the-board wage increases to keep up with LA’s high cost of living.
Thanks to your organization, dedication, and tenacity, we accomplished this win. As always, when we fight — we win.
Occidental Staff: We secured across-the-board base wage increases this year and in 2026. Online voting started today Friday, August 22 from 9AM to 6PM. Your Bargaining Team strongly recommends a YES vote. Vote here: https://www.seiu721.org/ballot/occidental-college-wage-reopener-2025-2027.php Here’s what we’ve won: Only SEIU 721 members in good standing will be able vote. Please click … Read More
Background As we see college administrations across the country rapidly integrating programs marketed as “artificial intelligence” into learning, our elected Bargaining Team (BT) believes that we need strong protections around our employment, instruction, and intellectual work more than ever. Computer programs cannot replace the work we do. But with the … Read More
Dear LMU NTT Union Family: We — the Bargaining Action Team (BAT) for your Non-Tenure Track (NTT) Faculty Union — held the 12th Bargaining Session for our union contract on July 29. We’ll be frank: This was a contentious bargaining session, and it’s becoming increasingly clear to us that LMU’s … Read More
Our elected non-tenure track (NTT) faculty union Bargaining Team (BT) recently authorized filing Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) charges with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) against LMU’s admin for: These moves egregiously violate labor law and our rights as union members by: The two latest ULPs come on top of … Read More
Background Our elected Bargaining Team (BT) is deeply concerned with recent attacks on faculty members and higher education across the country, and the apparent lack of protections that contingent professors have when administrators decide they must go. Over the years, we’ve seen far too many NTT colleagues at institutions across … Read More
We’re issuing a Summer Challenge to every NTT faculty union member: When management sees faculty who are united in our commitment to each other, they know we’re serious about winning a fair contract. We get it – summer schedules are tough, but the more faculty participate, the easier it is … Read More