We have an important update on a recent meeting between SEIU 721 members from the LADOT and the LAPD regarding Safety, Training, and Coordination. It followed weeks of signature gatherings demanding that the City of Los Angeles address Traffic Officer safety concerns. The LAPD was quick to respond to our … Read More
On Wed., Oct. 15, more than 150 students marched on campus in support of our demand for the university to return to contract bargaining with our non-tenure track (NTT) faculty union. The march — which also included faculty members and community supporters — started at Alumni Mall and made its … Read More
Are you an LMU non-tenure track (NTT) faculty member with questions about our Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) strike authorization vote and where we go from here? Then join our upcoming General Membership Meetings! In-Person: Thursday, Oct. 23, 6PM Tower Pizza, 8351 Lincoln Blvd. Zoom: Friday, Oct. 24, 10AM Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2211202419?omn=88372901862 … Read More
Why are we having a ULP strike? To protest the County’s Unfair Labor Practices (“ULP”). The County has repeatedly broken state labor laws! We need to send a strong message to the County that employees are not willing to put up with it anymore. The County needs to stop its … Read More
Xavier Becerra, former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services and California Attorney General, joined the chorus of voices opposing the administration and board of trustees’ invocation of an alleged religious exemption to bust our non-tenure track (NTT) faculty union and end bargaining with us. At a campus forum on … Read More
The votes are in. The ballots have been counted. Now, it’s official – we have ratified our LA County contract with an overwhelming YES vote. WE DID IT! We can expect our Year 1 bonuses to arrive within 45 days of our contract’s ratification. This historic contract campaign has been … Read More
We went to the bargaining table on October 15th and 16th and countered the County’s economic proposal with salary increase that will more than offset the health premium increases. The county slightly increased its salary proposal but we’re still far apart. The County offered: We also continued to call for … Read More
Our union bargains hard for competitive salaries – but also for good benefits. In fact, the benefits we negotiate for our SEIU 721 members are some of the best in the public sector. But do you really know what exactly you get with your benefits package? FIND OUT! BENEFITS FAIR … Read More
In an Oct. 13 statement, the LMU Student Labor and Employment Law Society blasted the administration and board for invoking a religious exemption to stop recognition of our NTT faculty union and called on the administration to return to bargaining. The letter, signed by Luke Banda, President of the Labor … Read More
The Executive Board of LMU’s student newspaper, the Loyolan, urged the administration and board of trustees to return to bargaining with non-tenure track (NTT) faculty in an editorial published Tuesday, Oct. 14. “The understanding of justice as ‘integrally connected to our lives of faith’ is central to the University’s mission … Read More