Recent Stories

Haitian RN Joins Crisis Care Volunteers in Port-au-Prince

Originally from Haiti, NAGE/SEIU member Simone Adelugba is a registered nurse in the Critical Care Unit (CCU) at the Baltimore Veterans Administration Hospital. She's volunteered to travel to Haiti to assist with disaster relief in the wake of the earthquake, joining other health care professionals from the union already on the ground.

Montgomery part-time professors no longer paid poverty-level income

In a 213-70 vote, SEIU Local 500 part-time professors at Montgomery College approved their first-ever collective bargaining agreement. The vote followed more than a year of negotiations with the college for a pay increase, improved benefits and better job security.

Recovery Act Grants Help SEIU Grow Green Training Programs

Last week, the U.S. Department of Labor announced $7.4 million in green jobs training grants to SEIU Local 32BJ and H-Cap, a national partnership of SEIU healthcare unions and major employers. These two grants are part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and will provide essential green training to help 5,200 Americans get jobs in expanding green industries over the next two years.