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
This is a message from your Union, SEIU 721, informing you that Dr. Laura Trejo – the Director of the Aging & Disabilities Department – will have a performance evaluation at the Board of Supervisors meeting in Closed Session on Tuesday, July 29, 2025. Dr. Trejo’s performance review comes following … Read More
Despite our essential contributions to the City of Riverside and its residents, City management wants to treat us like second-class employees. While other City workers are being offered double-digit raises, Riverside has only offered us 6% over three years! On top of that, they have rejected our proposal for a compensation … Read More
Your elected Bargaining Policy Committee has secured a strong Tentative Agreement with LA County at the Common Language Table.
The County of Ventura Bargaining Team election launched today, Monday, May 12, 2025. County of Ventura members in all bargaining tables except for Public Works will vote for their new bargaining team members. Public Works did not have enough candidates to require an election. Voting will continue until Wednesday, June … Read More
Bargaining team nominations are now closed. Many of you submitted nominations for coworkers or for yourself and now it’s time to confirm nominations and see which bargaining Tables will require elections. If there are more candidates than seats for a Table, then there will be an election. Because of the … Read More
To help our student and community supporters get a better sense of why we formed a union last year and why we’re planning to strike this week, we put together this backgrounder page.
As contract bargaining continues, SEIU 721 LA County members held massive Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) Pickets directly outside several critical worksites, sending a clear message to management that our union solidarity is strong – and that we will do whatever it takes to win the respect we deserve. Since contract … Read More
Non-tenure track (NTT) faculty do most of the teaching at LMU. Yet, we endure short-term contracts, job insecurity, and minimal opportunities to advance at the university. What is more, our wages make it difficult to survive in one of the most expensive regions in the nation. Many of us take … Read More