Press

For media inquiries, please contact Blanca Gallegos at 213-387-8393 ext. 219 or Bgallegos@seiu99.org

Press Releases:

• 2018
• 2017
• 2016
• 2015
• 2014
• 2013
• 2012
• 2011
• 2010
• 2009
  
  

• LAUSD School Workers Vote to Authorize Strike: NBC LA, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Patch, My News LA  
• Los Angeles Sentinel: LAUSD Urges Workers to Avert Strike (March 15, 2018)
• Los Angeles Times: Low-wage workers, union activists rally for higher pay and right to organize without fear of retribution (September 4, 2017)
• mitú: Childcare Providers fight for their livelihoods and a seat at the table (September 3, 2017)
  
• Los Angeles Times: Nationwide minimum wage protests begin in L.A. (November 11, 2015)
• Los Angeles Times: Why the success of the $15 minimum wage movement has surprised its leaders (November 11, 2015)
• La Opinión: Thousands of fast food workers strike and protest to demand a minimum wage increase (November 11, 2015)
• Daily News: $15 minimum wage protests hits 1 McDonald’s in Los Angeles, plans for another (November 11, 2015)
• Los Angeles Times: Unions forge alliance to fight growth of charter schools in L.A. (October 13, 2015)
• The Guardian: California’s right-to-work fight forces unions to prove their relevance (October 5, 2015)
• The Guardian: How opponents of raising minimum wage pit workers against each another (October 3, 2015)
• L.A. School Report: School support union asking LAUSD for same benefit package for all (October 2, 2015)
• Hoy: SEIU Launches National Campaign to assist with citizenship applications (September 26, 2015)
• La Opinión: Special Education Assistant Sells Tamales to Survive the Summer (April 28, 2015)
• The Hill: Raising Wages Will Boost the Economy for All of Us (October 9, 2014)
• Policy Link America’s Tomorrow: Green Beans and Good Jobs: Two Models to Transform the School Food Industry (September 29, 2014)
• Time: The $15 Minimum Wage Is a Bellwether of the New Living Wage (August 29, 2014)
• Los Angeles Times: Private child-care providers see only small share of budget surplus (August 3, 2014)
• The Nation: If Congress Won’t Raise the Minimum Wage, These Cities Will (July 16, 2014)
• Washington Post: I clean high school bathrooms, and my new $15/hour salary will change everything (July 7, 2014)
• Los Angeles Times: Union wins $15 minimum wage for L.A. schools’ service workers (July 5, 2014)
• La Opinión: LAUSD sube el salario a sus empleados (July 2, 2014)
• Neon Tommy: L.A. Public School Workers March To Raise Minimum Wage (May 18, 2014)
• L.A. School Report: City, LA Unified join forces for one-stop family needs centers (April 25, 2014)
• Daily News: LAUSD and city of Los Angeles team up to help needy families (April 25, 2014)
• Long Beach Press Telegram: Gapbusters Tour highlights contributions of family child care providers (February 19, 2014)
  
• Los Angeles Times: State budget plan includes $10 billion more for schools (January 10, 2014)
  
• Long Beach Press Telegram: Long Beach Unified estimated to receive $60 million more under proposed state budget (January 10, 2014)
• L.A. School Report: Service Workers Union Looking to Expand LA Unified Role (October 4, 2013)
• Daily News: LAUSD superintendent lends ‘lunchroom ladies’ a helping hand (August 14, 2013)
• L.A. School Report: Slideshow: Deasy’s Cafeteria Shift (August 15, 2013)
• Eastern Group Publications: Deasy ‘Fills In’ at Torres High School Cafeteria (August 22, 2013)
• Los Angeles Times: L.A. school board keeps classroom breakfast program (May 15, 2013)
• Daily News: LAUSD board saves Breakfast in the Classroom (May 13, 2013)
• Los Angeles Times: Parents rally to save classroom breakfasts (April 30, 2013)
• La Opinión: Desayunos escolares del LAUSD en riesgo (April 30, 2013)
• Daily News: LAUSD may end popular classroom breakfasts (April 25, 2013)
• L.A. School Report: Deasy’s School Breakfast Gambit Confuses Supporters (April 29, 2013)
• Los Angeles Times: Don’t pit the ABCs against the ‘lunch ladies’ (March 5, 2011)
• Los Angeles Times: Los Angeles Unified School District workers rally against budget cuts (September 8, 2010)
• Los Angeles Times: LA School District Union Agrees to Furlough (September 23, 2009)
• Daily News: LAUSD, bus drivers agree on furloughs (September 20, 2009)
• Los Angeles Sentinel: Back to school. Back to what? (September 10, 2009)
• Los Angeles Times: Thrust into a labor dispute (February 8, 2009)
• San Gabriel Valley Tribune: Helping Pre-K  teachers create magic by Judy Chu  (December 29, 2008)