On Tuesday, September 11, 2001, 61 SEIU members were killed when hijacked planes crashed into the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon near Washington, D.C. Eight years after this tragedy, we remember their lives as seen through the eyes of their friends, relatives, and co-workers.

(Please read about the lives of our fallen brothers and sisters after the break)

Workers in two counties on opposite sides of Pennsylvania voted late last month to unite for a voice with SEIU Local 668--Pennsylvania's Social Services Union. In Montgomery County, a traditionally conservative Philadelphia suburb that hasn't always been union-friendly, 38 prison guards and detention counselors voted overwhelmingly on May 27th to join Local 668. These employees for the Montgomery County Youth Center have started a union wave that is spreading across the county, and will hopefully soon give needed representation to hundreds of additional workers in the coming months.

Meanwhile, straight across the state in Westmoreland County, 34 first-line supervisors said "Union YES" to Local 668 on May 22nd in this eastern Pittsburgh suburb. These new members are on the front lines of ensuring that Westmoreland residents receive quality public services at the county's 9-1-1 center and Children's Bureau.