Recent Stories

The Health Crisis Gets Personal

While Congress has debated and re-debated, drafted and re-drafted (and don't forget, threatened to filibuster) health insurance reform, America's health care crisis has only worsened. But to understand the whole story, you've got to meet the ordinary, working Americans who've been hit hard by a double-whammy: a broken health care system and a tanking U.S. economy.

SEIU Locals to Commemorate MLK's Legacy

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. dedicated his life to building a stronger and fairer America, where prosperity was shared by all and discrimination was suffered by none. As union members, it is important to remember Dr. King's commitment to the labor movement, and the efforts of generations of workers to organize for the strength needed to achieve the American Dream. To commemorate the civil rights leader's life and honor his legacy, SEIU Locals are organizing events on Monday, January 18th--the national holiday dedicated to the work Dr. King lived and died for: civil rights and social justice.

Around the Union: Noon Round-up

In case you missed it....news from around the International and SEIU Locals 521, 1000, 2001, 1199, SEIU Healthcare IL, CIR and District 1199.