Non-tenured faculty begin 2-day labor strike at University of San Diego

San Diego Union-Tribune

The roughly 200 teachers from the College of Arts and Sciences started daylong picketing at 7 a.m. Non-tenure track (NTT) faculty members in the University of San Diego’s College of Arts and Sciences, who are members of SEIU Local 721, along with other faculty and students marched through the school during an unfair labor practice strike on Wednesday, May 7, 2025.


Unionized Fast Food Workers Rally at LA City Hall

MyNewsLA

Among other findings of the report, CHIRLA and the California Fast Food Workers Union, a group formed by SEIU Local 721, found: 67% of workers surveyed worried about their immigration status and were at greater risk of being cheated out of their pay; 94% of workers did not know about benefits and programs were available to them; 63% of workers did not know they have rights to file complaints related to workplace safety hazards, wage theft, harassment and discrimination; and 77% of workers said they feared their immigration status would deter assistance related to workplace injuries.



14 arrested during massive workers rally in downtown Los Angeles

Xinhua

During Wednesday’s rally, union members, most wearing purple shirts and many waving signs, marched through the downtown area. Workers carried banners at the head of the march, reading “LA County Workers on ULP Strike,” and “We are the Safety Net.”