Higher Education - SEIU Local 721

WE HAVE A UNION ELECTION DATE: JUNE 15!

May 26, 2023

A supermajority of us workers who are the backbone of USC Housing — general maintenance workers, facilities technicians, painters, and our unit’s customer service reps — filed for a union election in April. Read More...

SOMOS LA COLUMNA VERTEBRAL DE USC HOUSING ¡Y ESTAMOS FORMANDO NUESTRA UNIÓN!

April 28, 2023

ACABAMOS DE PRESENTAR UN SOLICITUD ANTE LA JUNTA NACIONAL DE RELACIONES LABORALES PARA CONDUCIR UNA ELECCIÓN PARA UNIRNOS A SEIU LOCAL 721. Hemos dado un paso histórico: Los trabajadores que formamos la columna vertebral de USC Housing -trabajadores de mantenimiento general, técnicos de Read More...

We’re the Backbone of USC Housing. And We’re Forming Our Union!

April 28, 2023

Big News: We filed with the National Labor Relations Board to Hold a Union Election! We’ve taken a historic step: We, workers who are the backbone of USC Housing — general maintenance workers, facilities Read More...

Introducing: Our USC Shuttle Driver/Dispatcher Bargaining Team

April 24, 2023

The results are in! We made our voices heard and we have elected our USC Shuttle Driver and Dispatcher SEIU Local 721 Member Bargaining Team. Bargaining Team Members: James Sims and Chris Harris. *Bargaining Team Read More...

USC Shuttle Drivers/Dispatchers: Vote for Your Bargaining Team!

April 18, 2023

We won a historic victory by joining SEIU 721 on March 23. We've completed our bargaining survey, and now it's time to build our Bargaining Team! Selecting a strong Bargaining Team is a vital step in getting what we deserve: a labor agreement with USC that is Read More...

Make Your Voice Heard — Take our USC Shuttle Drivers Contract Bargaining Survey

March 31, 2023

Now that we won our union election, we need to prepare to negotiate our first union contract. Step 1 is to survey our colleagues to collectively determine our priorities for contract negotiations. Please make your voice heard and take the bargaining survey Read More...

USC Shuttle Drivers —We Did It! We Won Our Union!

March 23, 2023

The results are in — we showed our powerful unity and voted to join SEIU Local 721. Despite USC’s attempts to intimidate and discourage us from voting YES, we held firm, and we finally won the Read More...

USC Students and Community Groups Show their Support for USC Shuttle Drivers

March 22, 2023

Once again in the middle of the rain, USC students, passengers, and community supporters showed their support for shuttle drivers. On Wednesday afternoon, dozens of supporters held up banners and signs encouraging drivers to stay #unionstrong. Photos from Strategic Actions for a Read More...

LAC+USC Members Show their Support for USC Shuttle Drivers

March 21, 2023

LAC+USC SEIU 721 members show their support for US C Shuttle Drivers

USC Shuttle Drivers, LAC + USC nurses and other health workers are standing with you. They stood in the rain on Marengo Avenue, outside of LAC + USC Medical Center, to tell you — STAY Read More...

The Union Difference for Bus/Shuttle Operators in the LA Region

March 20, 2023

The numbers don’t lie. Bus/Shuttle operators working with a union contract earn better wages, and have the power to form driver-led bargaining teams to negotiate their union contract. Read More...