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Voting Begins as SEIU 721 Reaches Tentative Agreement with Ventura Superior Court
We did it! Our union, SEIU 721, has reached a Tentative Agreement with the Ventura Superior Court. This means all of us working for the court must vote to ratify our new TA – and our Bargaining Team recommends that we vote YES. Come find out the details of our … Read More
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
County of Ventura Bargaining Update #5 – October 3 2025
We met with negotiators on Wednesday, October 1 and there was still no economic proposals from the County! The bargaining team let the County know that this was unacceptable and that we need an initial economic offer next week before we can make any more responses. At this session, we … 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
It’s Official: We Ratified Our First University of San Diego Union Contract!
County of Ventura Bargaining Update #4 – September 26 2025
We met with negotiators on Wednesday, September 24 and we still have not received an initial economic proposal from the county. We will continue to fight for a strong contract so that members can live where we work. We TA’d on three items – meal and rest breaks for hospital … Read More