Press Releases - SEIU Local 721

Media Advisory for Wed., Feb. 26, 2020 — Uber & Lyft Drivers to Rally to Protest Unsanitary Restrooms at LAX

Dozens of Uber and Lyft drivers with the Mobile Workers Alliance will rally at the Los Angeles International Airport rideshare holding lot to protest the dangerous and unsanitary conditions of the restrooms provided to drivers, before delivering a petition with more than 2,000 signatures to Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) officials. Restrooms at the rideshare holding lot are disease ridden and unsanitary, with insufficient maintenance causing human waste and paper trash to accumulate quickly, often spilling out of the toilets and onto floors and surrounding areas.

Press Release for Wed., Nov. 20, 2019 — Hundreds Pack DTLA Streets to Denounce LA’s Red Carpet Treatment for Luxury Developers

Marchers’ Demands Echo Against Luxury Towers Packed with Empty Condos in City Boasting 3 Vacant Units for Every Unhoused Person; Advocates Call for Vacancy Tax After City and State Pass Historic Tenant Protections

Media Advisory for Wed., Nov. 6, 2019 — Uber and Lyft Drivers Protest First Day of IPO Cash Out at Uber Co-Founder’s Beverly Hills Home

Hundreds of Uber and Lyft Drivers Will Descend on the Posh Beverly Hills Neighborhood to Protest Uber’s Poverty Wages and its Assault on California’s New Labor Law; Similar Protests Expected at Homes and Offices of Bay Area Investors, Including Google Ventures

Media Advisory for Mon., Oct. 28 — Healthcare Workers to Protest Oct. 30 at Immigrant Detention Center in San Diego; Demand Government Administer Flu Shots

Following Three Flu-Related Deaths of Children in Other Facilities, Caregivers to Protest Government Inaction by Making Flu Prevention Packages Available for Detainees Being Denied Flu Shots

Media Advisory for Tues., Oct. 15, 2019 — Uber and Lyft Drivers To Call on Los Angeles City Council To Establish a $30-Hr Living Wage for Rideshare Drivers

Hundreds of Uber and Lyft Drivers Will Descend On Los Angeles City Hall to Call On the City to Establish a $30-Hour Living Wage Ordinance for Rideshare Drivers Within City Boundaries

Media Advisory for Wed., Oct. 2, 2019 — On Eve of Presidential Candidate Summit in Los Angeles, Over 1500 Workers to March on LAX; Demand Elected Officials Support ‘Unions for All’

Senator Kamala Harris to Join Massive Rally of LA Working People

Media Advisory for Wed., Sept. 18, 2019 — L.A. Uber and Lyft Drivers to Celebrate Historic AB5 Law

Drivers who traveled nearly 1,000 miles across California to push for passage of AB5 will gather Wednesday to celebrate this milestone victory for gig workers; Drivers laud AB5 as bold first step in combating Uber and Lyft’s continued exploitation and misclassification of drivers, vow to continue fighting for a strong, driver-led union

Press Release for Thurs., Aug. 29, 2019 — California Uber and Lyft Drivers Complete Historic Three-Day, 500-Mile Caravan for Workers Rights and a Union

Hundreds-Strong Motor Pilgrimage Journeyed Over 500 miles from Los Angeles, Through the Central Valley, to the Bay Area and Sacramento; Drivers Shut Down Uber HQ in Downtown San Francisco, and Surrounded State Capitol with Caravan Stretching Over a Mile

Media Advisory for Wed., Aug. 28, 2019 — Hundreds of Uber and Lyft Drivers to Take to Capitol in Culmination of Historic Three Day, 500-Mile Motor Pilgrimage to Demand the Passage of Assembly Bill 5 and a Path to Unionization

Hundreds of Uber and Lyft Drivers will take their historic motor caravan directly to Sacramento lawmakers after a three-day pilgrimage with a motor rally to support Assembly Bill 5 and union rights; After concluding trip with a motor rally, drivers will hold a first-of-its-kind statewide drivers’ congress to map out next steps in their union organizing campaign

Media Advisory for Tues., Aug. 27, 2019 — Hundreds of Uber and Lyft Drivers on Historic, 500-Mile, Three Day Pilgrimage Take Demands to Uber HQ in Downtown San Francisco in Unprecedented Show of Driver Strength

Hundreds of Uber and Lyft Drivers from across California will descend on the Bay Area, taking their hundreds-strong motor pilgrimage to Uber’s doorstep to demand they not impede the passage of Assembly Bill 5 and a path to unionization for drivers; Drivers will discuss their struggles and their demand for AB 5 and a union at a worker roundtable in Oakland