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LACERA Contract Action Team (CAT) Sign-Up 2025
I Will Fight for a Strong LACERA Contract! Now more than ever, our involvement matters. The Contract Action Team (CAT) serves as the critical link between our fellow members and our bargaining team—keeping everyone informed about the bargaining progress, bringing real-member concerns to the table, and rallying support to secure a strong contract that … Read More
LMU Holds Promotions & Merit Increases Hostage. We’re Fighting Back. Read Our Bargaining Update.
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
SEIU 721 Retiree Committee Newsletter – Spring 2025
LMU’s administration is breaking labor law, and we’re fighting back.
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
URGENT! Dr. Laura Trejo of the LA County Aging & Disabilities Department is being evaluated. Send in your comment TODAY!
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
We Reached a Tentative Agreement with the City of Monterey Park
We did it! Our elected Bargaining Team reached a strong Tentative Agreement (TA) with management for our union contract. The TA provides a major boost for our City of Monterey Park members, our families, and the communities we serve. See the full TA summary here and scroll down below. Learn about the TA today, … Read More
Article Highlight: Academic Freedom
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
LMU NTT Summer Bargaining Challenge – Show Up for Higher Pay!
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
Join Our LMU NTT Union Contract Action Team!
We’re calling on union NTT Faculty members to join our Contract Action Team (CAT)! The CAT serves as a vital link between our elected Bargaining Team (BT) and the broader faculty. Made up of dedicated NTT Faculty members, the CAT helps share important union updates and gathers feedback to bring … Read More