SEIU Member to Testify at NLRB About 13 Year Struggle to Organize

Jul 18, 2011 - Today SEIU member Veronica Tench is testifying at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in support of the Board's recent proposed rule change to union elections. Her story is the story of many (too many) workers around the country... Read more...

Q&A on the Senate's Excise Tax on High Cost (so-called Cadillac) Health Insurance

Dec 18, 2009 - Over the past few weeks, we've received many questions from members and activists about the excise tax on health benefits (also known as the tax on "Cadillac" health plans), and how it will impact everyone. It's our job to educate ourselves about this tax and understand how each of us will be affected. This Q&A also looks at the differences between the Senate bill vs. the House bill. Read more...

Kentuckians to Mitch: "You surely jest, sir."

Dec 10, 2009 - SEIU activists joined with Health Care for America Now (HCAN) in challenging Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) on his recent claim that he "has not met one" person from Kentucky in support of health insurance reform. Watch the video of Sen. McConnell's remarks. Read more...

"Kids Can't Wait" Campaign Launch: Free Healthcare on Wheels

May 04, 2009 - Last weekend, SEIU Healthcare Michigan members and their families attended the Detroit launch of a national initiative called "Kids Can't Wait," a campaign which seeks to draw attention to the impact of the economic crisis on children's healthcare and expand health care services to disadvantaged children. Read more...

Your Health Care Meet-Ups: All Over The News

Dec 29, 2008 - Despite the busy holiday season, Americans throughout the country - from caregivers like nurses, doctors and pharmacists to ordinary health care consumers - have been gathering to hold their own health care meetings. You've brought your friends, your family, like-minded individuals, and even those who have different points of view together to share their ideas and input on health care reform that comes from the ground up. News report after news report has been gracing our inboxes over the holiday season - from national papers like the New York Times to small, local papers from your areas. Read more...

New Poll Shows Widespread Support for SCHIP Expansion to Cover Legal Immigrant Children

Dec 23, 2008 - Encouraging news from a poll released yesterday, which shows that more than two-thirds of the public (82 percent) supports SCHIP renewal and for extending children's health benefits to legal immigrant children. Read more...

SEIU Janitors and Business Leaders Unveil New Model for Making Health Care More Accessible And Affordable for Thousands of Low-wage Workers

Dec 17, 2008 - In a city where one in three residents live without health care, the unveiling today of a new clinic in Houston that will offer low-cost, quality care to over 5,300 of the area's commercial office janitors is an innovative step in the right direction. Read more...

Share Your Voice, Be a Health Care Leader in Your Community

Dec 15, 2008 - Beginning this week, SEIU health care professionals, leaders and members will hold discussions with the Obama transition team about making comprehensive, affordable health care a reality for everyone in America. Read more...

Statement by SEIU Healthcare Chair Dennis Rivera Pledging Support for Former Senator Daschle, Obama Transition Team Efforts to Fix Health Care

Dec 05, 2008 - We look forward to doing our part to promote this vital effort across the country. Read the entire statement from SEIU's Dennis Rivera now. Read more...

SEIU, Coalition Partners Urge Health Care Overhaul

Nov 13, 2008 - SEIU and its Divided We Fail partners AARP, the Business Roundtable and the National Federation of Independent Businesses published an open letter to President-elect Barack Obama in USA Today this week, calling for comprehensive healthcare reform in the new administration's... Read more...

Update on the Road to American Health Care

Jul 16, 2008 - SEIU's Road to American Health Care bus tour is a little over halfway through its nationwide journey - and every mile that ticks by on the odometer brings us that much closer to the goal of a new, American health care system. Since hitting the road in Cleveland on April 29, the Road to American Health Care bus has truly been a vehicle for change, giving a voice to the millions of people across the country who are struggling with health care costs: Read more...

SEIU BEGINS NATIONAL TV ASSAULT ON MCCAIN'S TERRIBLE HEALTHCARE "PLAN"

Apr 29, 2008 - At a press conference today, SEIU will unveil its first ad of the election cycle focused on John McCain's terrible record on healthcare and his healthcare "plan."The ad coincides with a policy announcement on healthcare by McCain today in Florida. Read more...