USC shuttle drivers and dispatchers who claim they’re grossly underpaid are urging school officials to refrain from anti-union tactics as they prepare to vote on whether to join SEIU Local 721. USC respondsIn a statement issued Monday, USC Auxiliary Services said it values shuttle drivers and the work they perform. USC shuttle drivers start at $18 an hour, considerably less than unionized drivers at UCLA, who earn a starting wage of $22.74 an hour and top out at $30.58 an hour. SEIU Local 721 notes that other area shuttle drivers also receive periodic bonuses, something they say USC drivers don’t get. “USC shuttle drivers currently do not have the power to negotitate bonuses,” the union said.
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