USC - SEIU Local 721

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 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 by April 5th — 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 union voice that we 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 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 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 you belong. That’ 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 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...