Dear President Poon, We, the members of Fordham University AAUP (American Association of University Professors), write to strongly urge Loyola Marymount University’s Board of Trustees to retract their invocation of a “religious exemption” and return to negotiations with the non-tenure-track faculty union. As at LMU, educators at Fordham are heir … Read More
After weeks of voting, the results are finally in! SEIU 721 County of Ventura members voted in favor of an ULP strike, with a resounding 98% voting YES. We don’t want to go on strike; we want the County to follow the law and bargain in good faith to win a … Read More
LMU’s board of trustees and Thomas Poon have joined the war against workers! They announced it would stop recognizing our union and end bargaining with us for a first union contract. Even if the board of trustees think they have found a legal loophole that justifies their actions, their decision is a moral failure that violates the principles of Catholic social teaching. It is union-busting, plain and simple. No university that claims to stand for justice or Jesuit values should treat its faculty this way.
Ventura County faces a worsening affordability crisis, as the majority of its workforce is not compensated at levels sufficient to meet rising living costs. For many of us, that translates to “we can’t afford to live where we work.” Our SEIU 721 research team did a deep dive into Ventura County … Read More
We went to the bargaining table on October 29th and 30th. The County countered on our salary proposal with: Year 1 – 3% Year 2 – 3% Year 3 – 3% >>Download this update as a flyer We continue to bargain over the County’s contracting out of good … Read More
The County of Ventura has been contracting out good County jobs for many years. Since 2019, contracting out tripled! Those are jobs that could have been filled by our County members and/or those resources could have gone to existing members to help them better serve our communities. How much is … Read More
Our non-tenure track (NTT) faculty member union fight is part of a much bigger movement to push back against the authoritarianism that is taking hold in our nation and on our campuses. Are you an LMU non-tenure track (NTT) faculty member with questions about where we go from here? Then … Read More
Lie #1: The NTT faculty union is a “third-party” organization or “outside entity.” Nope. Our union is 100% faculty led. We formed our union with SEIU Local 721 with a federally certified vote of nearly 90% approval from non-tenure track (NTT) faculty. Our 15-member Bargaining Action Team, which negotiated directly with … Read More
Join us for our Halloween Masquerade and Quarterly In-Person General Membership Meeting where we’ll have no tricks – just treats! – as we cover important updates, celebrate our solidarity, and enjoy some Halloween fun. The theme is a Masquerade Ball, but feel free to get creative with any costume. We’ll award three gift cards to the people … Read More
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