Higher Education - SEIU Local 721

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 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 UNION STRONG on MARCH 23rd! Here are some images from this morning 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...

A Special Message from an LAC+USC Medical Center Union Nurse

March 20, 2023

Dear USC Shuttle Drivers: I’m Dr. Kelly Zhou, an SEIU Local 721 Executive Board Member and Nurse Anesthetist II at LAC + USC Medical Center. Years ago, I worked at Keck Hospital, and I would Read More...

A Special Message to USC Shuttle Drivers from a LAWA LAX Bus Operator

March 13, 2023

Dear USC Shuttle Drivers: This is the moment to stay strong and united. USC management is getting desperate because they know that winning your union election means that you’ll be taking the power out of their hands and putting yourself in the driver’s seat where Read More...

A Special Message to USC Shuttle Drivers from SEIU Local 721 Vice President Simboa Wright

March 12, 2023

Dear USC Shuttle Drivers:My name is Simboa Wright, and I’m the Vice President of SEIU Local 721. I have a special connection with all of you – I am also licensed to drive a large vehicle on our city’s congested streets. I’ve driven a vactor truck for the City of Read More...

A Special Message to USC Shuttle Drivers from a Union Bus Operator

March 9, 2023

“Gold Coast Transit District bus drivers understand the union difference. In 2022, we used our union power to win bonuses of up to $2,500 for our service during the pandemic, plus a scheduled 3 Read More...

USC Students and the Community Are Standing with Us!

March 1, 2023

Photo of USC students and shuttle drivers marching through USC campus

Yesterday, dozens of USC students, labor allies, and community members supported our efforts to join SEIU Local 721 by marching through campus and rallying with us at the “Tommy Trojan” statue! The march and rally made it very clear that USC students and the community are standing with us in Read More...

USC Shuttle Drivers, We Have a Union Election Date

February 27, 2023

We have a supermajority of shuttle drivers and dispatchers — and now we have an election date to officially join SEIU Local 721. Mark your calendars — Thursday, March 23, 2023 is the day to Read More...

The SEIU Local 721 Union Difference for Shuttle Drivers and Dispatchers

February 13, 2023

We provide vital transportation services to the USC community. Yet we’re paid less than unionized shuttle drivers at nearby major universities, and shuttle drivers represented by SEIU Read More...