Press Releases - SEIU Local 721

For media inquiries, please contact SEIU 721 Communications Director Mike Long at mike.long@seiu721.org.

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

Media Advisory for Mon., Aug. 26, 2019 — Historic 500 Mile Uber and Lyft Driver Pilgrimage Meeting with United Farm Workers in Fresno, Will Demand Chamber of Commerce Stop Efforts to Block AB 5

Hundreds of Uber and Lyft Drivers en route to Sacramento from Los Angeles will meet with United Farm Workers members in Fresno, drawing attention to the shared struggles of drivers and farmworkers and hand delivering driver messages directly to the Fresno Chamber of Commerce to demand they stop their campaign against Assembly Bill 5 and drivers’ rights.

Media Advisory for Mon., Aug. 26, 2019 – Historic 3-Day Motor Pilgrimage in Support of Union Rights for Uber and Lyft Drivers Makes a Stop in Delano En Route to the Capitol

Hundreds of Uber and Lyft Drivers en route to Sacramento from Los Angeles will make a symbolic stop in Delano to meet with United Farm Workers members at the historic Our Lady of Guadalupe Church.

MED ADV for Mon., Aug. 26, 2019 – Uber and Lyft Drivers to Kick Off Historic 3-Day Motor Pilgrimage from from LA to Sacramento in Support of AB 5 and a Pathway to Unionize

Hundreds of Uber and Lyft drivers to pay homage to California’s historic labor fight with a journey through the Grapevine, stopping in the heart of the Farmworkers movement in Delano and Fresno on Day 1 before moving on to the Bay Area and the Capitol; Drivers are calling for the passage of Assembly Bill 5, which would end employee misclassification by Silicon Valley giants, and for the right to form a democratic, driver-led union.

Media Advisory for Wed., Aug. 7, 2019 – Uber and Lyft Drivers to Call on the El Monte City Council to Establish a $30/Hr Living Wage for Rideshare Drivers

Dozens of Uber and Lyft drivers will descend on El Monte City Hall to call on the City of El Monte to establish a $30/hour Living Wage Ordinance for rideshare drivers within city boundaries.