California SEIU Members to Form Nation's Largest Long Term Care Union
Jan 09, 2009 - The International Executive Board of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) today voted overwhelmingly to adopt the recommendations of an outside hearing officer, based on a policy first established at the 2000 SEIU Convention eight years ago, to have home care and nursing home workers in three SEIU local unions in California unite into a single local union to create the nation's largest and most powerful organization of long term care workers - 240,000 strong. Read more...

Hilda Solis Will Stand for Justice, Open Doors for Millions of Workers in America
Jan 09, 2009 - "At this critical juncture in our great nation, I cannot think of anyone more qualified than Representative Hilda Solis to re-establish the U.S. Labor Department's priorities of justice, fairness, and equal opportunity for all workers," said SEIU Executive Vice President Eliseo Medina today, in his statement of support for Representative Hilda Solis's confirmation as U.S. Secretary of Labor: Read more...

Declaración de Vicepresidente Ejecutivo de SEIU Eliseo Medina: Hilda Solís Defenderá La Justicia, Abririrá Puertas a Millones de Trabajadores en Estados Unidos
Jan 09, 2009 - El vicepresidente ejecutivo de SEIU Eliseo Medina emitió la siguiente declaración en apoyo de la confirmación de la representante Californiana Hilda Solís como secretaria del Departamento del Trabajo. Read more...

SEIU President Andy Stern Statement Supporting the Confirmation of Representative Hilda Solis as U.S. Secretary of Labor
Jan 09, 2009 - SEIU President Andy Stern issued a statement today supporting the conformation of Representative Hilda Solis as U.S. Secretary of Labor, saying "Her confirmation will give working families confidence that we can rebuild our country so hard work is rewarded with fair pay, strong benefits and a secure retirement." Read more...

SEIU President Andy Stern Statement on President-Elect Obama's Economic Speech
Jan 08, 2009 - SEIU President Andy Stern issued the following statement following President-elect Obama's speech on the economy at George Mason University. Read more...

Six Diverse Groups Unite in Nationwide Call for Health Care Reform as Key to Economic Reform
Jan 08, 2009 - Six organizations representing consumers, physicians, insurers, patients and pharmaceutical research companies are banding together to launch a new multi-million dollar national television advertising buy. Read more...

SEIU Unveils Major National Campaign to Bring Economic Solutions to Main Street
Jan 07, 2009 - As Congress begins consideration of an economic recovery package supported by President-elect Obama, the two million-member Service Employees International Union (SEIU) is launching a new state-by-state effort to bring economic solutions to Main Street by ensuring passage of the economic recovery package, passing comprehensive healthcare reform and ensuring workers have freedom to choose a voice at work. Read more...

SEIU to Congress: Act Now To Relieve Pressure on Working People
Jan 06, 2009 - Thousands of members of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) this week will make calls, send emails, and set up lobby visits to urge Congress to act as swiftly on real economic recovery for working people in America as they did to bail out Wall Street. Read more...

MEDIA ADVISORY: SEIU to Unveil Major National Campaign to Bring Economic Solutions to Main Street
Jan 05, 2009 - Against a backdrop of economic crisis and skyrocketing healthcare costs, the two million-member Service Employees International Union (SEIU) will unveil a groundbreaking state-by-state effort to fight for immediate economic relief and recovery efforts, help fix the nation's broken healthcare system and ensure workers have freedom to choose a voice at work on a telephone press conference at 1:30PM eastern on Wednesday, January 7 Read more...

SEIU President Andy Stern Hails Nomination of
Hilda Solis to Lead Department of Labor
Dec 18, 2008 - SEIU President Andy Stern issued the following statement in response to reports that President-elect Barack Obama will nominate Representative Hilda Solis as U.S. Secretary of Labor. Read more...

Houston Janitors and Responsible Corporate Leaders Help Address Crisis for Thousands of Low-Wage Workers with Groundbreaking New Health Clinic
Dec 17, 2008 - Houston janitors are joining elected and community leaders today to unveil the "Houston Service Workers Clinic"--a partnership between janitors, responsible corporate leaders and health care providers that offers a groundbreaking model for providing low-cost, quality health care for low-wage workers. Read more...

SEIU Statement on Bush's Proposed H2A Changes That Will Put U.S. Farm Worker Jobs in Jeopardy
Dec 17, 2008 - "The Bush Administration's proposed changes to the H2A guest worker program are the wrong policies at the wrong time by making it easier for big business to exploit some of the lowest-paid workers in the country," said SEIU Executive VP Eliseo Medina in a statement released today. Read more...

SEIU Reaches Agreement with Wackenhut
Dec 16, 2008 - SEIU has reached an agreement with The Wackenhut Corporation, the second-largest security company in the United States and a subsidiary of G4S plc. The agreement brings an end to a long dispute and establishes an agreed upon framework to work together in interest of security officers. Read more...

California SEIU Members Support Single Union Uniting Long Term Care Workers
Dec 12, 2008 - SEIU announced today that its California healthcare members have voted to support the creation of a single local uniting the state's long term care workers. The International Executive Board (IEB), SEIU's highest democratically-elected decision-making body, will weigh the results of the non-binding advisory vote next month as it considers reforms designed to strengthen the representation of California long term care workers. Read more...

SEIU Statement re: Federal Investigation Involving Governor Blagojevich
Dec 09, 2008 - Statement by SEIU Communications Director Ramona Oliver on the federal investigation involving Governor Blagojevich: Read more...

Statement of SEIU President Andy Stern: "Big Three Bailout Should Be Part of Wider Economic Solutions"
Dec 08, 2008 - "Today, amidst global economic insecurity, members of Congress and the White House are debating how and how much taxpayers will come to the aid of America's ailing auto industry." Read the entire statement from SEIU's Andy Stern now. 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...

Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm Reaffirms Commitment to Employee Free Choice Act
Dec 04, 2008 - "Yesterday, Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm reaffirmed her commitment to protecting workers' free choice for a voice at work by calling for quick passage of the Employee Free Choice Act. Read more...

Tyrone Freeman Permanently Banned from Holding SEIU Membership or Office
Nov 26, 2008 - Service Employees International Union President Andy Stern today permanently banned Local 6434 President Tyrone Freeman from holding membership, a staff position or office in the Union following evidence that the Los Angeles leader misused member funds. Read more...

Wal-Mart Watch to Join Efforts to Give Workers a Voice on the Job
Nov 19, 2008 - Wal-Mart Watch, a leading critic of the nation's largest employer and architect of an independent public education campaign to expose the truth about Wal-Mart's business practices, announced today that it is merging its operations into the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) to join the effort to pass the Employee Free Choice Act so that Wal-Mart's employees and other workers around the country will have the choice to form a union to advocate for better wages and benefits. Read more...

SEIU's Andy Stern Renews Call to Fix Nation's Broken Health Care System, Ease Financial Strain on Working Families, Economy
Nov 19, 2008 - Pointing to the combined impact of the health care and economic crises on the lives of working families nationwide, SEIU International President Andy Stern called on President-Elect Barack Obama and key leaders in Washington today to work together to address the nation's ailing health care system in the short-term. Read more...

Testimony of Andy Stern Before the Senate Finance Committee Hearing
Nov 19, 2008 - Mr. Chairman, Senator Grassley, and Members of the Committee, on behalf of SEIU's 2 million members--including more than 1 million workers who went to work today in hospitals, nursing homes, and people's homes--thank you for inviting me to testify this morning. Read more...

SEIU Members Congratulate Mark Begich on His Election to the U.S. Senate
Nov 19, 2008 - Members and leaders of the nation's strongest and fastest growing union, Service Employees International Union, this morning extend their congratulations to Mark Begich on his election to the U.S. Senate. SEIU made 68,279 calls in support of Begich and look forward to working with him in the 111th Congress. Read more...

SEIU President to Testify at Senate Hearing on Health Care Reform, Highlight Dual Impact of Health Care and Economic Crises on Working Families
Nov 18, 2008 - With pressure building to address the nation's ailing health care system, SEIU International President Andy Stern will offer testimony on the combined impact of the health care and economic crisis on working families and call for comprehensive health care reform at a hearing before the Senate Committee on Finance at 10AM Wednesday, November 19. Read more...

SEIU Statement in Support of New Blueprint to Solve Health Care Crisis by Senator Max Baucus
Nov 12, 2008 - SEIU, the nation's largest labor union for health care workers, issued the following statement in support of the diagnosis of and prescription for mending our broken health care system released by Senator Max Baucus (D-MT) today. Read more...

SEIU Members Congratulate Jeff Merkley on His Election to the U.S. Senate
Nov 06, 2008 - Members and leaders of the nation's strongest and fastest growing union, Service Employees International Union, tonight extend their congratulations to Jeff Merkley on his election to the U.S. Senate. Read more...

SEIU Members Extend Congratulations to Gary Peters on His Election to the U.S. House of Representatives
Nov 05, 2008 - Members and leaders of the nation's strongest and fastest growing union, the Service Employees International Union, tonight extend their congratulations to Gary Peters for his election to the U.S. House from Michigan's 9th Congressional District. Read more...

SEIU Members Extend Congratulations to Steve Driehaus on His Election to the U.S. House of Representatives
Nov 05, 2008 - Members and leaders of the nation's strongest and fastest growing union, the Service Employees International Union, tonight extend their congratulations to Steve Driehaus for his election to the U.S. House from Ohio's 1st Congressional District. Read more...

SEIU Members Extend Congratulations to Betsy Markey on Her Election to the U.S. House of Representatives
Nov 05, 2008 - Members and leaders of the nation's strongest and fastest growing union, the Service Employees International Union, tonight extend their congratulations to Betsy Markey for her election to the U.S. House from Colorado's 4th Congressional District. Read more...

SEIU Members Extend Congratulations to Mark Schauer on His Election to the U.S. House of Representatives
Nov 05, 2008 - Members and leaders of the nation's strongest and fastest growing union, the Service Employees International Union, tonight extend their congratulations to Mark Schauer for his election to the U.S. House from Michigan's 7th Congressional District. Read more...

SEIU Members Extend Congratulations to Glenn Nye on His Election to the U.S. House of Representatives
Nov 05, 2008 - Members and leaders of the nation's strongest and fastest growing union, the Service Employees International Union, tonight extend their congratulations to Glenn Nye for his election to the U.S. House from Virginia's 2nd Congressional District. Read more...

SEIU Members Extend Congratulations to Travis Childers on His Reelection to the U.S. House of Representatives
Nov 05, 2008 - Members and leaders of the nation's strongest and fastest growing union, the Service Employees International Union, tonight extend their congratulations to Travis Childers for his reelection to the U.S. House from Mississippi's 1st Congressional District. Read more...

SEIU Members Congratulate Christine Gregoire on Her Re-Election as Governor of Washington
Nov 05, 2008 - Members and leaders of the nation's strongest and fastest growing union, Service Employees International Union, tonight extend their congratulations to Governor Christine Gregoire on her re-election as Governor of state of Washington. Read more...

SEIU Members Extend Congratulations to Jim Himes on His Election to the U.S. House of Representatives
Nov 05, 2008 - Members and leaders of the nation's strongest and fastest growing union, the Service Employees International Union, tonight extend their congratulations to Jim Himes for his election to the U.S. House from Connecticut's 4th Congressional District. Read more...

SEIU Members Extend Congratulations to Joe Courtney on His Reelection to the U.S. House of Representatives
Nov 05, 2008 - Members and leaders of the nation's strongest and fastest growing union, the Service Employees International Union, tonight extend their congratulations to Joe Courtney for his reelection to the U.S. House from Connecticut's 2nd Congressional District. Read more...

SEIU Members Congratulate Max Baucus on His Re-Election to the U.S. Senate
Nov 05, 2008 - Members and leaders of the nation's strongest and fastest growing union, Service Employees International Union, tonight extend their congratulations to Max Baucus on his re-election to the U.S. Senate. Read more...

SEIU Members Extend Congratulations to Donna Edwards on Her Reelection to the U.S. House of Representatives
Nov 05, 2008 - Members and leaders of the nation's strongest and fastest growing union, the Service Employees International Union, tonight extend their congratulations to Donna Edwards for her reelection to the U.S. House from Maryland's 4th Congressional District. Read more...

SEIU Members Extend Congratulations to Gerry Connelly on His Election to the U.S. House of Representatives
Nov 04, 2008 - Members and leaders of the nation's strongest and fastest growing union, the Service Employees International Union, tonight extend their congratulations to Gerry Connelly for his election to the U.S. House from Virginia's 11th Congressional District. Read more...

Latinos Make Election History, Deliver Victory For Obama From CO to FL
Nov 04, 2008 - Today in battleground states from Colorado to Florida to Virginia, a record number of Latino voters made history, voting overwhelmingly to put President-Elect Barack Obama in the White House. Read more...

SEIU Members Extend Congratulations to Andre Carson on His Reelection to the U.S. House of Representatives
Nov 04, 2008 - Members and leaders of the nation's strongest and fastest growing union, the Service Employees International Union, tonight extend their congratulations to Andre Carson for his reelection to the U.S. House from Indiana's 7th Congressional District. Read more...

SEIU Members Congratulate Tom Harkin on His Re-Election to the U.S. Senate
Nov 04, 2008 - Members and leaders of the nation's strongest and fastest growing union, Service Employees International Union, tonight extend their congratulations to Senator Tom Harkin on his re-election to the U.S. Senate. Read more...

SEIU Members Congratulate Mark Udall on His Election to the U.S. Senate
Nov 04, 2008 - Members and leaders of the nation's strongest and fastest growing union, Service Employees International Union, tonight extend their congratulations to Mark Udall on his election to the U.S. Senate. Read more...

SEIU Members Extend Congratulations to Nikki Tsongas on Her Reelection to the U.S. House of Representatives
Nov 04, 2008 - Members and leaders of the nation's strongest and fastest growing union, the Service Employees International Union, tonight extend their congratulations to Nikki Tsongas for her reelection to the U.S. House from Massachusetts's 5th Congressional District. Read more...

SEIU Members Extend Congratulations to Bill Foster on His Reelection to the U.S. House of Representatives
Nov 04, 2008 - Members and leaders of the nation's strongest and fastest growing union, the Service Employees International Union, tonight extend their congratulations to Bill Foster for his reelection to the U.S. House from Illinois 14th Congressional District. Read more...

Statement of SEIU President Andy Stern on the Victories of President-Elect Obama and Other Pro-Working Family Candidates in Today's Election
Nov 04, 2008 - Service Employees International Union (SEIU) President Andy Stern issued the following statement tonight upon the confirmed victory of the Obama-Biden ticket and pro-worker candidates across the country: Read more...

SEIU Members Congratulate Mike Enzi on His Re-Election to the U.S. Senate
Nov 04, 2008 - Members and leaders of the nation's strongest and fastest growing union, Service Employees International Union, tonight extend their congratulations to Senator Mike Enzi on his re-election to the U.S. Senate. Read more...

SEIU Members Congratulate Tim Johnson on His Re-Election to the U.S. Senate
Nov 04, 2008 - Members and leaders of the nation's strongest and fastest growing union, Service Employees International Union, tonight extend their congratulations to Senator Tim Johnson on his re-election to the U.S. Senate. Read more...

SEIU Members Congratulate Jack Reed on His Re-Election to the U.S. Senate
Nov 04, 2008 - Members and leaders of the nation's strongest and fastest growing union, Service Employees International Union, tonight extend their congratulations to Senator Jack Reed on his re-election to the U.S. Senate. Read more...

SEIU Members Congratulate Carl Levin on His Re-Election to the U.S. Senate
Nov 04, 2008 - Members and leaders of the nation's strongest and fastest growing union, Service Employees International Union, tonight extend their congratulations to Senator Carl Levin on his re-election to the U.S. Senate. Read more...

SEIU Members Congratulate Tom Udall on His Election to the U.S. Senate
Nov 04, 2008 - Members and leaders of the nation's strongest and fastest growing union, Service Employees International Union, tonight extend their congratulations to Tom Udall on his election to the U.S. Senate. Read more...

SEIU Members Extend Congratulations to Jay Nixon on His Election as Governor of Missouri
Nov 04, 2008 - Members and leaders of the nation's strongest and fastest growing union, Service Employees International Union, tonight extend their congratulations to Jay Nixon on his election as Governor for the state of Missouri. Read more...

SEIU Members Congratulate Kay Hagan on Her Election to the U.S. Senate
Nov 04, 2008 - Members and leaders of the nation's strongest and fastest growing union, Service Employees International Union, tonight extend their congratulations to Kay Hagan on her election to the U.S. Senate. Read more...

SEIU Members Extend Congratulations to John Lynch on His Re-Election as Governor of New Hampshire
Nov 04, 2008 - Members and leaders of the nation's strongest and fastest growing union, Service Employees International Union, tonight extend their congratulations to Governor John Lynch on his re-election as Governor of New Hampshire. Read more...

SEIU Members Congratulate Jeanne Shaheen on Her Election to the U.S. Senate
Nov 04, 2008 - Members and leaders of the nation's strongest and fastest growing union, Service Employees International Union, tonight extend their congratulations to Jeanne Shaheen on her election to the U.S. Senate. Read more...

SEIU Members Congratulate John Rockefeller on His Re-Election to the U.S. Senate
Nov 04, 2008 - Members and leaders of the nation's strongest and fastest growing union, Service Employees International Union, tonight extend their congratulations to Senator John Rockefeller on his re-election to the U.S. Senate. Read more...

SEIU Members Extend Congratulations to Mark Warner on His Election to the U.S. Senate
Nov 04, 2008 - Members and leaders of the nation's strongest and fastest growing union, Service Employees International Union, tonight extend their congratulations to Mark Warner on his election to the U.S. Senate from Virginia. Read more...

Fast Fact: Millions Contacted Over the Phone
Nov 04, 2008 - Through last night, SEIU members and staff made 16,137,541 phone calls in battleground states and key races across the country. Read more...

Fast Fact: SEIU Expanded the Electorate
Nov 04, 2008 - During the general election, SEIU's members registered 102,156 new voters in battleground states. Read more...

Today We Must Be the Change We Need
Nov 04, 2008 - All over this great country, men and woman who each day struggle to make ends meet and take care of their families will get up today, go to the polls and take a huge step toward ensuring a better life for their families. Read more...

SEIU Leaders Barnstorm Battleground States for Obama, Senate Candidates
Oct 31, 2008 - SEIU President Andy Stern and Secretary-Treasurer Anna Burger will hit the campaign trail this weekend in a final push to win key battleground states for Barack Obama and Senate races for pro-working family candidates Al Franken in Minnesota and Jeff Merkley in Oregon. Read more...

In Final 72-Hour Push, SEIU Members Get Out The Vote for Barack Obama and Other Working Family Candidates Across the Country
Oct 31, 2008 - In the final 72-hours of this campaign, more than 100,000 nurses, janitors and other volunteers across the country are joining 4,000 SEIU members, local and International staff who've taken extended time off the job to bring home victory for Barack Obama, Joe Biden and other candidates promising the change working families need. Read more...

SEIU Members Launch New Ohio Ad on John McCain's Votes to Send Jobs Overseas
Oct 30, 2008 - Today, SEIU began airing a new $425,000 television ad, titled "Meghan," that will run on cable and broadcast TV across Ohio through the end of the election. Read more...

Obama Puts Healthcare, Economic Relief for Middle Class First in Prime-Time Special
Oct 29, 2008 - There's a lot at stake this election--the American Dream hangs in the balance. That's why nurses, janitors, child care providers, and other SEIU members continue to mobilize their co-workers and communities to elect a president who will finally win healthcare for all and rebuild the middle class. Read more...

SFO Workers Vote to Authorize Strike
Oct 28, 2008 - Airline service workers at San Francisco International Airport voted overwhelmingly yesterday to authorize a strike at one of the busiest airports in the country. Read more...

Anna Burger to Join Governors Sebelius and Napolitano at Obama Town Hall Meetings in Indiana Monday
Oct 27, 2008 - On Monday, SEIU Secretary-Treasurer Anna Burger will moderate town hall meetings with Governors Kathy Sebelius of Kansas and Janet Napolitano of Arizona in West Lafayette, Indianapolis, and Terre Haute, Indiana for Barack Obama. Read more...

SEIU's Massive Ground Campaign for Obama, Pro-Working Family Candidates
Oct 27, 2008 - I wanted to quickly share something from this morning's USA Today piece "Groups spend millions bypassing TV, radio" by Matt Kelley: Read more...

St. Rose Registered Nurses & Hospital Staff Win Ground-Breaking Contract
Oct 23, 2008 - Registered nurses and hospital staff from the CHW affiliated-St. Rose Hospitals reached a tentative agreement with hospital management early this morning that will significantly improve patient protections and professional nursing standards for 1800 employees of the three Las Vegas hospitals. Read more...

Victory for Residents of Lake County, Indiana
Oct 22, 2008 - After weeks of court battles, Lake Superior Court Judge Diane Kavadias Schneider concluded that early voting in Gary, Hammond, and East Chicago will go on without interference - a complete victory for the thousands of residents facing challenges getting to the polls on Election Day. Read more...

SEIU Members Launch New TV Ad on Gordon Smith's Role in Digging Our Economic Hole
Oct 22, 2008 - Today, SEIU announced a new television ad, titled "Hole," that will air on cable and broadcast across most of Oregon through the end of October. Read more...

California SEIU Members Head to Nevada to Mobilize Voters for Obama
Oct 22, 2008 - This weekend, with only 11 days remaining before voters head to the polls, hundreds of SEIU members from across California will put down their brooms, badges, briefcases, and blood pressure cuffs and pick up clipboards and walk lists as they head to Nevada to mobilize voters for Barack Obama. Read more...

SEIU Members Launch New TV Ad On Sununu's Support For Bush's Economic Policies
Oct 22, 2008 - Today, SEIU announced a new television ad, titled "Register," that will air statewide on cable and broadcast throughout New Hampshire. The ad highlights John Sununu's record of support for George W. Bush's economic policies that helped to create America's current economic crisis. Read more...

SEIU President Andy Stern to Join Senator Biden On Colorado Bus Tour
Oct 21, 2008 - Today, SEIU President Andy Stern will join Democratic Vice-Presidential candidate Senator Joe Biden on a bus tour in Colorado with stops in Greeley and Commerce City. Read more...

High-Profile TV, Film & Recording Stars Join Members of the Nation's Fastest Growing Labor Union for Door-Knocking, Campaign Calls, and other GOTV Activities in Battleground States
Oct 16, 2008 - This week, more than a dozen celebrities have volunteered to participate in GOTV efforts to help give voice to working families' concerns with the Service Employee International Union (SEIU), the nation's fastest growing union in the country. Read more...

SEIU: John McCain v. George W. Bush
Oct 16, 2008 - Working families who have suffered through eight years of Bush's failed policies - hundreds of thousands of jobs lost, tax cuts for the richest Americans, stagnant wages, record food and gas prices, retirement accounts losing trillions of dollars - face more of the same from a McCain Administration, asserts a new online ad by SEIU. Read more...

Working Families Want to Hear Real Solutions, Not Attacks from McCain
Oct 15, 2008 - At tonight's debate, SEIU members say that John McCain needs to stop the attacks and finally address the need for affordable healthcare for all and an economy that puts working people first. Read more...

Thousands of Indiana Voters Regain Right to Vote Early
Oct 15, 2008 - Today, after more than a week of legal struggle between an SEIU-backed coalition of labor and civil rights groups and the Indiana GOP, hundreds of Indiana voters began casting early voting ballots in East Chicago, Gary and Hammond, Indiana. Read more...

Service Worker Unions Call for Stronger "Nutrition Safety Net" for America's Children
Oct 15, 2008 - As the historic economic crisis forces more American families to rely on school-based food programs, SEIU and UNITE-HERE, which together represent more than 250,000 workers in early care and education settings nationwide, are calling on the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Congress today to strengthen the nutrition safety net for our nation's children. Read more...

SEIU Members Stepping Up Their Efforts for Obama-Biden Ticket
Oct 15, 2008 - With just three weeks to go until Election Day, SEIU members across the country are stepping up their efforts to elect Barack Obama and Joe Biden so they can bring about the change working families need. Read more...

SEIU Leaders Andy Stern and Anna Burger to Attend Tonight's Final Presidential Debate
Oct 15, 2008 - Tonight, SEIU President Andy Stern and Secretary-Treasurer Anna Burger will attend the final presidential debate and will be available to speak to the media about the issues at stake this election for working people and SEIU's efforts to elect Barack Obama and a pro-working family majority in Congress. Read more...

SEIU Names Commission on Ethics and Standards
Oct 09, 2008 - The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) today named the members of the SEIU Commission on Standards and Ethics, which was announced last month. Read more...

SEIU Members Available to Talk About the Issues at Stake this Election
Oct 08, 2008 - At last night's town hall debate we heard directly from the American people--families are struggling and they want solutions to fix the economy and bring down healthcare costs. Read more...

SEIU DVD Exposes How McCain "Care" Leaves Seniors Behind
Oct 08, 2008 - More than 250,000 copies of the DVD "The Facts about John McCain's Health Care Plan" have been put in the hands of the nation's seniors in recent weeks, courtesy of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU). Read more...

SEIU Nursing Assistant Will Be In Town Hall Audience, Ready To Ask John McCain Why He Won't Provide Affordable Healthcare For All
Oct 07, 2008 - As the presidential candidates come on stage tonight for the second presidential debate, Jean Berg, a nursing assistant and member of SEIU Healthcare Florida, will be in the audience, waiting to ask John McCain why he wants to tax healthcare benefits and make it harder for families to afford coverage. Read more...

SEIU Executive Vice President Eliseo Medina to Attend Tonight's Presidential Debate in Tennessee
Oct 07, 2008 - Tonight, Eliseo Medina, Executive Vice President of the 2 million-member Service Employees International Union (SEIU), will represent the voices of working men and women across the country while attending the Presidential Town Hall Debate in Nashville, Tennessee. Read more...

SEIU Stands with Hoosiers to Ensure Voting Rights, Prevent Disenfranchisement in Indiana
Oct 06, 2008 - Voters in Indiana earned a victory in their efforts to enjoy equal access to early voting sites today as Judge Lorenzo Arredando of the Lake County Circuit Court blocked Republicans' attempt to bar Gary, East Chicago and Hammond from hosting their own early voting sites--while early voting has already begun in Crown Point. Read more...

States Risk Repeat of Wall Street Bailout with Private Equity Infrastructure Deals
Oct 06, 2008 - Increasing investment in infrastructure projects is critical to America's economic recovery, but states that partner with private equity firms on deals risk a repeat of the Wall Street bailout, according to a draft of a policy discussion paper authored by one of the nation's largest labor unions. Read more...

SEIU Members Make Health Care Deciding Issue For Uncommitted Voters
Oct 06, 2008 - Today, SEIU announced a new, multi-state television and field campaign aimed at targeting undecided voters in the final weeks of the presidential election with information on the difference between the Obama and McCain health care plans. Read more...

SEIU Ohio Members Launch Massive Early Vote Blitz Across State
Oct 03, 2008 - Tomorrow, SEIU members across Ohio will unite with members in other Change to Win and AFL-CIO unions to launch a major early vote effort across the state. Hundreds of workers in Columbus, Cleveland, Cincinnati, and other cities will attend rallies, vote early, and go door-to-door to get union members to participate in Ohio's first early vote election. Read more...

SEIU Secretary-Treasurer Anna Burger To Brief Reporters On New Television, Field Campaign
Oct 03, 2008 - SEIU Secretary-Treasurer Anna Burger and National Political Director Jon Youngdahl will hold a conference call with reporters this Monday to announce a new, multi-state television and field campaign aimed at targeting undecided voters in the final weeks of the presidential election Read more...

SEIU Members Say Voters Fearful About An Economy That Keeps Getting Worse
Oct 03, 2008 - As today's latest jobs report showing nine straight months of job loss hits the headlines, SEIU members knocking on doors and making calls across the country report growing frustration and fear from voters about an economy that shows no signs of improving. Read more...

Wash U. Worker Tells Candidates What Her Family Needs to Hear Tonight
Oct 02, 2008 - As the candidates prepared for tonight's Vice-Presidential debate, hundreds of workers at Washington University were preparing the campus, setting up the stage, and after the candidates and crowd go home, standing by to clean it all up. Pat Waters is one of those workers. Read more...

Trusteeship Hearing Set to Begin in Matter Involving United Long-Term Care Workers Local 6434
Oct 02, 2008 - With former California Supreme Court Justice Joseph Grodin presiding as outside hearing officer, a hearing will open today in the matter involving the trusteeship of Los Angeles-based Local 6434. Read more...

SEIU Members Pound the Pavement For Votes, Have Registered Over 70,000 New Voters
Oct 02, 2008 - With voter registration deadlines approaching in many states, SEIU members are pounding the pavement, working the phones, and pulling out all the stops to help register tens of thousands of new voters - and make sure they get out to vote on November 4th for Barack Obama and a pro-working family Congress. Read more...

Statement of SEIU President Andy Stern RE: Expected Senate Approval of Wall Street Bailout
Oct 01, 2008 - With the U.S. Senate poised to approve a bailout plan for Wall Street tonight, Andy Stern, president of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), expressed disappointment that Congress appeared ready to pass up an opportunity to address the economic concerns facing millions of American families Read more...

New Report Shows McCain Plan Would Take Away Health Benefits of 415,000 In Wisconsin
Oct 01, 2008 - A new report released today by the Center for American Progress Action Fund (CAPAF) shows that Senator John McCain's proposed health care plan would threaten the employer-based health benefits of 3.3 million people in Wisconsin and that as many as 415,000 people in the state could lose their health coverage. Read more...

Congresswoman Drake's Record of Voting Against Healthcare
Oct 01, 2008 - Today, Virginia Congresswoman Thelma Drake held a press conference accusing SEIU of distorting the facts about her record in a recently released television ad. Read more...

Anna Burger Tells Governor Palin to Stand Behind Her Words and Support Affordable Healthcare For All
Oct 01, 2008 - SEIU Secretary-Treasurer Anna Burger responds to Governor Palin's comments on conservative talk show host Hugh Hewitt's show crediting "good union jobs" for her healthcare and saying her own family had to choose between "paying out of pocket for catastrophic coverage or just crossing our fingers, hoping that nobody would get hurt, nobody would get sick." Read more...

HHS Report Details Nursing Home Violations; Nation's Largest Health Care Union Responds
Oct 01, 2008 - A report released Monday by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) finds that 94% of America's for-profit nursing homes have been cited for violating patient care standards. Read more...

"Dear Sarah..."
Oct 01, 2008 - My name is Marshall Clemons and I'm a school custodian in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. I've been a custodian for 16 years and I'm proud of the work that I do to ensure that our students have a clean and safe place to learn. Read more...

Afiliados de SEIU recorren calles por votos, habiendo registrado a más de 70.000 nuevos votantes
Oct 01, 2008 - Conforme vencen plazos de registro de votantes en muchos estados, los afiliados de SEIU recorren diligentemente las calles, hacen llamadas telefónicas y usan todos sus recursos para ayudar a registrar a decenas de miles de nuevos votantes, y asegurarse de que la gente se movilice el 4 de noviembre para votar por Barack Obama y un congreso favorable a las familias trabajadoras. Read more...

New State-by-State Analyses: McCain Health Care Plan Would Hit Tens of Millions with Tax Increase, Force Others into Ranks of Uninsured
Sep 30, 2008 - A new series of state-level reports show presidential candidate John McCain's proposed health care plan would significantly raise taxes on tens of millions of working families while forcing millions of others to lose their employer-based health coverage. Read more...

SEIU Endorses DeFazio Bill to Address Financial Crisis
Sep 30, 2008 - The two million-member SEIU (Service Employees International Union) is backing the plan announced today by Rep. Peter DeFazio and other Members of Congress to restore confidence in the financial markets. Read more...

NEW SEIU TELEVISION AD: Thelma Drake Is "Wrong for Veterans, Wrong For Virginia"
Sep 30, 2008 - A new television ad by SEIU details the multiple votes Congresswoman Thelma Drake has cast against improving health care for our nation's veterans, making the case that she is "Wrong for Veterans, Wrong for Virginia." Read more...

Stand Up for Main Street, SEIU Tells Senators
Sep 29, 2008 - With Congress continuing to debate a bailout of Wall Street banks, Senators will hear from voters this week calling for action on the economic priorities of Main Street. The two million-member SEIU (Service Employees International Union) announced today it will make 150,000 calls this week to Senators running for reelection, criticizing them for failing to take action on a broader stimulus package to ease the economic pain of working families. Read more...

SEIU Launches Website Redesign
Sep 29, 2008 - Today, the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) re-launched its website, seiu.org, which now features fresh, daily content covering the broad spectrum of SEIU's political action, campaigns and local union activities. Read more...

Hearing Officer Secretary Ray Marshall To Set Additional Date(s) for United Healthcare Workers-West Trusteeship Hearing
Sep 28, 2008 - SAN MATEO, CA -- In order to ensure a full and fair process, former U.S. Secretary of Labor Ray Marshall, the outside hearing officer in the proposed trusteeship of United Healthcare Workers-West (UHW-W), today announced that he will be issuing a notice of additional hearing date(s) in this matter since parties were unable to conclude their presentations over the original hearing period. Read more...

Virginia Senate Candidate Mark Warner "Walks A Day in the Shoes" of SEIU Personal Care Assistant
Sep 26, 2008 - As part of SEIU's program to ensure that candidates running for political office know what life is like for working people, today Virginia Senate candidate and former Governor Mark Warner walked a day in the shoes of SEIU personal care assistant (PCA) Shareen Miller. Read more...

SEIU Members Offer John McCain 656 Billion Reasons To Participate in Tonight's Debate
Sep 26, 2008 - John McCain has yet to decide whether he will join Barack Obama at the first presidential debate tonight in Oxford, Mississippi. Read more...

SEIU Proposes Multibillion Cash Investment to Revive Economy, Launch New Era of Hope for Working Families
Sep 25, 2008 - With Washington moving toward a bailout of Wall Street banks, the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) called for action on legislation that will launch a new era of prosperity and address the real economic concerns of America's working families. Read more...

SEIU Nurse Connie Gallagher Asks Senator McCain When Will He Bring Troops Home in "Dear John" Letter
Sep 25, 2008 - Today, Iowa nurse and SEIU member Connie Gallagher sent a "Dear John" letter to Senator John McCain, asking him to give a clear answer at Friday's scheduled presidential debate regarding what victory in Iraq means to him, and when he will bring our troops home. Read more...

Nurses, Healthcare Workers Launch Massive Drive to Inform 1 Million Caregivers in Key States on Obama and McCain Healthcare Plans
Sep 24, 2008 - With women voters poised to play a pivotal role in the presidential election, a unique project of SEIU Healthcare will reach at least 1 million healthcare employees--a largely female workforce --through worker-to-worker communication on the candidates' views on healthcare issues. Read more...

Three SEIU Members Making the Difference for Obama
Sep 24, 2008 - Samara is a nursing assistant and single mother raising a son with a severe illness that requires expensive medication and constant doctor visits. But Samara doesn't have healthcare at work and she can't afford expensive coverage on her own. Read more...

Activists, Fired Worker Protest Poor Resident Care and Working Conditions at Atria Senior Living During Annual Senior Housing Conference
Sep 23, 2008 - Activists protested poor resident care and working conditions at Atria Senior Living during the 18th Annual Conference of the National Investment Center for the Seniors Housing and Care Industry (NIC) on Thurs., Sept. 11 at the swank Sheraton Chicago Hotel and Towers. Former Atria worker Jojo Adeyemi also attempted to meet with Atria CEO John Moore to voice his concerns directly to the man at the top. Read more...

Statement By SEIU International President Andy Stern On Dual Impact of the Banking and Health Care Crisis on Working Families
Sep 23, 2008 - SEIU International President Andy Stern issued the following statement today regarding the combined impact of the banking crisis and rising health care costs on the nation's working families: Read more...

SEIU's Andy Stern: Fed Changes to Rules Restricting Private Equity Stake in Banks 'Wrong Move at Wrong Time for Our Economy'
Sep 23, 2008 - Andy Stern, International President of the 2-million member Service Employees International Union (SEIU)--the fastest-growing labor union in the Americas--issued the following statement today regarding rule changes by the Federal Reserve that make it easier for private equity firms to invest in the nation's retail banks: Read more...

SEIU To Host Screening of Brave New Films' "Diagnosis: Now!" At Washington HQ, 40+ House Parties Nationwide
Sep 23, 2008 - On Wednesday, September 24, SEIU will host a screening of Brave New Films' documentary titled "Diagnosis: Now!" at the health care union's headquarters in Washington, D.C., kicking off a series of screenings at house parties being hosted by SEIU locals across the country. Read more...

SEIU Personal Care Assistant to Introduce Senator Biden at Virginia Event Today
Sep 23, 2008 - Kathy Cohenour, a personal care assistant and member of SEIU Local 5/Virginia Association of Personal Care Assistants will introduce Democratic Vice-Presidential candidate Senator Joe Biden at a community gathering in Northern Virginia this morning. Read more...

Hearing Officer Secretary Ray Marshall Sets Process for United Healthcare Workers-West Trusteeship Hearing
Sep 23, 2008 - Former U.S. Secretary of Labor Ray Marshall, the outside hearing officer for the trusteeship hearing for United Healthcare Workers West (UHW-W), last night set a multi-week schedule for rendering his report on the proposed trusteeship of UHW-W. The hearing is slated for September 26 and 27. Read more...

John McCain's Health Care Plan Based On Same Policies That Are Causing Wall Street Meltdown
Sep 22, 2008 - Every day, another financial institution shutters its doors. Over 600,000 thousand U.S. jobs have been lost so far this year. Gas, food, and health care prices are through the roof. The writing is on the wall: the American economy is teetering on the edge of collapse, and American families are paying the price. Read more...

John McCain's Health Care Plan Based on Same Policies That Are Causing Wall Street Meltdown
Sep 22, 2008 - Every day, another financial institution shutters its doors. Over 600,000 thousand U.S. jobs have been lost so far this year. Gas, food, and health care prices are through the roof. The writing is on the wall: the American economy is teetering on the edge of collapse, and American families are paying the price. Read more...

Michelle Obama Rallies SEIU Staff Heading to Battleground States
Sep 20, 2008 - Michelle Obama addressed SEIU staff by telephone yesterday, as they prepared to head to Ohio, Colorado, Michigan, and other battleground states to make the difference for Obama. Read more...

Statement by SEIU International President Andy Stern on Dual Impact of the Banking and Health Care Crises on Working Families
Sep 19, 2008 - SEIU International President Andy Stern issued the following statement today regarding the combined impact of the banking crisis and rising health care costs on the nation's working families: Read more...

Three SEIU Members Making the Difference for Obama
Sep 18, 2008 - More than 1,000 SEIU members have taken time off their jobs and 100,000 nurses, janitors, child care providers, and other workers will be volunteering after work and on weekends to win on November 4th. Read more...

SEIU Trustee Files Charges Against Local 6434 President
Sep 17, 2008 - Service Employees International Union (SEIU) today announced formal charges against Tyrone Freeman, president of United Long-term Care Workers Local 6434 based in Los Angeles, California. In a letter to the International leadership, Trustee John Ronches charged Freeman with engaging in self-dealing and financial malpractice in violation of SEIU's Constitution and Local bylaws. Read more...

SEIU Not Surprised That McCain Thinks Economy Is Strong
Sep 15, 2008 - Today's events on Wall Street will have an impact on this year's presidential election. Unfortunately for John McCain, the research shows that he has not only shown poor judgment on important economic issues, but that he sides with corporate interests over working families on every issue from health care to tax cuts to America's energy crisis to protecting workers' retirement. Read more...

SEIU Launches Multimillion Dollar TV Ad Campaign
Sep 14, 2008 - SEIU announced today that it has begun a new, aggressive television ad campaign that drives home what is at stake economically for millions of American families in the upcoming presidential election. Read more...

Activists, Fired Worker Protest Poor Resident Care and Working Conditions at Atria Senior Living During Annual Senior Housing Conference
Sep 11, 2008 - Activists protested poor resident care and working conditions at Atria Senior Living during the 18th Annual Conference of the National Investment Center for the Seniors Housing and Care Industry (NIC) on Thurs., Sept. 11 at the swank Sheraton Chicago Hotel and Towers. Read more...

Nation's Largest Union Calls on Pension Boards to Stop Risking Retiree Pension Money, Launch Effort at Wisconsin Pension Board Meeting
Sep 10, 2008 - Activists picketed outside a State of Wisconsin Board of Investment (SWIB), calling on the board to stop risking state workers' pension fund money during the fund's monthly meeting here Wednesday, Sept. 10. Read more...

Janitors Strike Against Cleaning Contractor to Defend Civil Rights at Two General Growth Properties Malls
Sep 09, 2008 - Low-wage mall janitors at Park Meadows Mall in Littleton, Colorado, and Southland Mall in Hayward, California, are walking off the job today to protest unfair labor practices committed by the Millard Group, which cleans malls owned by General Growth Properties, the nation's second largest mall owner. Read more...

SEIU Denounces Anti-Immigrant Hate Speech
Sep 09, 2008 - Today the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), America's Voice, Center for New Community, and the Fair Immigration Reform Movement (FIRM) launched a print ad denouncing known hate group, FAIR (the Federation for American Immigration Reform), for poisoning the immigration debate with bigoted, xenophobic hate speech. Read more...

Former US Labor Secretary Appointed Hearing Officer In Trusteeship of United Healthcare Workers-West
Sep 08, 2008 - The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) today announced the selection of nationally respected labor expert and former US Labor Secretary Ray Marshall to act as outside hearing officer in the International's proposed trusteeship over its Oakland-based local, United Healthcare Workers-West (UHW-W). Read more...

The RNCC By the Numbers
Sep 05, 2008 - The Republican National Convention is over. The confetti has been swept up, the microphones turned off, and those thousands of balloons are on their way to a long, long afterlife in a Minnesota landfill. Read more...

SEIU to Lead Comprehensive Ethics Reform Initiative
Sep 03, 2008 - The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) today announced a major new initiative aimed at bolstering the union's ethical guidelines and establishing a 21st Century model of best practices for organized labor. Read more...

McCain Campaign Manager: "Election Not About Issues"
Sep 02, 2008 - SEIU members responded today to a remark from John McCain's campaign manager Rick Davis that the presidential election is not about issues. The Washington Post's Chris Cillizza quoted Davis as saying, "This election is not about issues. This election is about a composite view of what people take away from these candidates. Read more...

Nurse Alliance of SEIU Healthcare Mobilizing RNs and Medical Supplies to Gulf Coast Areas in Advance of Hurricane Gustav
Sep 01, 2008 - SEIU RNs Mobilize for Hurricane Gustav: SEIU Executive Vice President and Nurse Alliance Chair Dian Palmer, RN, issued the following statement regarding the work being done by SEIU nurses and leaders across the country in anticipation of the health impacts of Hurricane Gustav. Read more...

Artists Line-Up for SEIU's "Take Back Labor Day" Festival to Raise Concerns of Working Men and Women
Aug 29, 2008 - Alternative Rap group The Pharcyde is the latest act to join the Service Employees International Union's (SEIU) September 1st Take Back Labor Day Festival at the foot of the Republican National Convention. Read more...

Barack Obama Acceptance Speech Offers Agenda Putting Working Families First
Aug 28, 2008 - SEIU Secretary-Treasurer Anna Burger issued the following statement following Senator Barack Obama's acceptance speech in Denver: Read more...

SEIU And Health Care to Play Prominent Role Tonight at Mile High Stadium
Aug 28, 2008 - Tonight, as Barack Obama makes history by accepting the nomination for President of the United States, the urgent need to fix our broken health care system will play a prominent role both inside and outside of Mile High Stadium. Read more...

SEIU Member Marshall Clemons to Join Senator Biden and Family to Watch Convention Tonight
Aug 27, 2008 - SEIU member and school custodian Marshall Clemons will join Senator Biden and his family to watch the Democratic Convention tonight. Biden spent a day last year working on the job with Clemons at his Cedar Rapids school before joining Clemons and his family for dinner. Read more...

SEIU Member Pauline Beck to Address Convention Tonight
Aug 26, 2008 - Tonight, SEIU homecare worker Pauline Beck will address the Democratic Convention, speaking to delegates about her experience last summer, spending the day with Barack Obama as he "walked a day in her shoes." Read more...

SEIU Members 'Take Back Labor Day' Caravan To Visit Iowa City and Cedar Rapids En Route to RNC
Aug 26, 2008 - On August 29th and 30th, local members of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) will join workers from across the country, SEIU International President Andy Stern and Secretary-Treasurer Anna Burger in Iowa at the second stop of the 'Take Back Labor Day' caravan. Read more...

SEIU Secretary-Treasurer Anna Burger to Address Democratic Convention Tonight
Aug 26, 2008 - Tonight, SEIU Secretary-Treasurer Anna Burger will address the nation during the 2008 Democratic National Convention between 6:00 and 7:00 pm MDT. Burger will share with the convention her personal story of how growing up in a union family allowed her the opportunity to go to college and pursue her dreams. Read more...

SEIU Members Launch "Take Back Labor Day Caravan" in St. Louis
Aug 26, 2008 - On August 29, the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) will hold a press conference in St. Louis to launch its "Take Back Labor Day" caravan that will tour the Midwest to bring the message that America needs a new vision for the 21st Century that honors hard work, respects the freedom of workers to unite on the job and rebuilds the American Middle Class. Read more...

SEIU Members Make "Healthcare NOW" Theme of Wednesday At Democratic National Convention
Aug 26, 2008 - SEIU Members are making Wednesday "Healthcare Day" at the Democratic National Convention, helping to host events that highlight the urgent need to build a new, American health care system in 2009. Read more...

SEIU Local 1 President Tom Balanoff to Address Democratic Convention Tonight
Aug 25, 2008 - Tonight, Tom Balanoff, President of SEIU Local 1, will address the nation during the 2008 Democratic National Convention between 7:00 and 8:00 pm MDT. Local 1, which represents 40,000 janitors, security officers, building service and industrial workers in four states, has a long history working with Barack Obama, going back to his days as a community organizer on Chicagos Southside. Read more...

Road to Health Care Bus Tour Rolls Into Denver, Bringing Stories From Across America That Show:
Aug 25, 2008 - Since April, SEIUs Road to American Health Care bus tour has been traveling from coast to coast, stopping in communities large and small to highlight the stories of hard-working Americans who cant afford health coverage. Read more...

The Road to American Health
Aug 25, 2008 - When the Road to American Health Care pulled into Denver on Saturday for the Democratic National Convention, it began the last leg of a 16-state journey that started four months ago in Cleveland, Ohio. Since hitting the road 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 struggling with health care costs: Read more...

Anna Burger, SEIU Member Pauline Beck to Address Convention Tuesday
Aug 25, 2008 - On Tuesday, SEIU Secretary-Treasurer Anna Burger and homecare worker Pauline Beck will address the Democratic Convention to keep the focus on the issues at stake for working families this election. Burger will talk about Obama's long record of standing with working families and why working people are uniting behind him in 2008 and Beck will discuss the day Barack Obama spent working on the job with her last fall. Read more...

SEIU Keeps Focus on Working Families as 2008 Democratic Convention Kicks Off
Aug 24, 2008 - SEIU members and leaders will kick off the first day of the 2008 Democratic Convention by keeping the focus in Denver on working families. President Andy Stern and Secretary-Treasurer Anna Burger will discuss what SEIU members are doing to elect Barack Obama and create one nation that works for all Americans, SEIU members will talk to delegates and leaders about winning healthcare for all and an economy that rewards work instead of wealth, and SEIU Local 1 President Tom Balanoff will discuss Barack Obamas long history of standing with working families in a prime time address to the Convention. Read more...

SEIU Members Call Obama-Biden Ticket Most Pro-Working Family in a Generation
Aug 23, 2008 - Today, members of the nations fastest growing union applauded Senator Obamas selection of Senator Joe Biden as his running mate, calling the two the most pro-working family presidential ticket in a generation. SEIU members are already on the ground in more than 20 states working to elect the first president and vice-president to walk a day in the shoes of SEIU members. Read more...

SEIU Secretary-Treasurer Anna Burger Statement
Aug 21, 2008 - On the Passing of Rep. Stephanie Tubbs JonesAmerica lost a true stateswoman yesterday and SEIU members and working families in Cleveland lost a dear friend. Read more...

Hundreds To Rally For Healthcare During Democratic National Convention
Aug 20, 2008 - Hundreds of healthcare workers, delegates, advocates and working families from Colorado and across the country will gather in a park just steps from the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday, August 27, to rally for a real solution to the nations healthcare crisis. Read more...

The Pharcyde Joins "Take Back Labor Day" at Foot of the RNC
Aug 20, 2008 - Alternative Rap group The Pharcyde is the latest act to join the Service Employees International Union's (SEIU) September 1st Take Back Labor Day Festival at the foot of the Republican National Convention. Read more...

Anna Burger to Address Convention and Nation Tuesday Night
Aug 19, 2008 - On Tuesday night, August 26, SEIU Secretary-Treasurer and Change to Win Chair Anna Burger will address the country in primetime during the 2008 Democratic National Convention. Read more...

SEIU to Raise Workers Voices, Concerns Through Prominent Role at Democratic National Convention
Aug 19, 2008 - When the 2008 Democratic National Convention kicks off in Denver, the Service Employees International Union (SEIU)the fastest-growing union in the countrywill be there, representing the interests and concerns of men and women who get up and go to work every day. Read more...

McCain Health Care: Putting Moms Last
Aug 18, 2008 - With health care costs rising out of control, more and more Americans are finding it impossible to keep up. Women, 90 percent of whom shoulder the health care responsibility for their families, are in particular feeling the strain. Read more...

SEIU to Count Down to Better Health Care with 365 Stories for Next 365 Days
Aug 15, 2008 - With growing numbers of Americans calling on elected officials to fix the broken health care system, SEIUthe nations largest organization of health care workerslaunched 365 Stories: Countdown to Health Care today. Read more...

SEIU Statement on Announcement of KKR Prospectus
Aug 14, 2008 - As analysts across the globe pore over todays KKR prospectus, we still dont have the critical information needed to determine whether this deal is good for America. It is unclear where in the prospectus KKR explains why this deal is good for the hundreds of thousands of workers their companies employ, the health of the pension fund limited partners, or the communities in which KKR-owned companies operate, observed Stephen Lerner, director of SEIUs private equity project. Read more...

SEIU MEMBERS LAUNCH TV AD ON SUNUNU TIES TO DRUG COMPANIES AND INSURANCE INDUSTRY
Aug 13, 2008 - SEIU, the nations largest union of health care workers, will begin airing a new television ad, titled Higher Costs, throughout New Hampshire today highlighting Senator John Sununus large political contributions from prescription drug companies and the health insurance industry. Read more...

SEIU MEMBERS LAUNCH TV AD ON GORDON SMITH'S SUPPORT FOR BUSH-CHENEY AGENDA
Aug 13, 2008 - SEIUs 50,000 members in Oregon will begin airing a new television ad today, titled Middle, highlighting Senator Gordon Smiths support of George Bushs political agenda and collecting large political contributions from drug and oil companies in return. Read more...

America For Sale?
Aug 12, 2008 - This week, SEIU began running radio and print advertisements in six states as part of an ongoing public awareness campaign highlighting the national security concerns raised by the growing links between foreign governments and private equity buyout firms. Read more...

SEIU Members Boost Voter Rolls in Key Battleground States
Aug 11, 2008 - Hundreds of SEIU members are taking time off their jobs and volunteering after work to boost the voter rolls in their communities to elect Barack Obama and a pro-worker majority in Congress. Read more...

Musicians Lupe Fiasco, Mos Def, Billy Bragg and Atmosphere to "Take Back Labor Day" at Foot of Republican National Convention
Aug 05, 2008 - Hip Hop acts Lupe Fiasco and Atmosphere, actor/ musician Mos Def and British rocker Billy Bragg are joining the line-up at the Service Employees International Union's (SEIU) Take Back Labor Day Festival at the foot of the Republican National Convention. Read more...

SEIU Launches Nationwide Actions To Question Health Insurance Industry Tactics
Aug 04, 2008 - With a series of events in states across the country, SEIU will call attention to health care insurance industry tactics that do more to ensure profits than insure patients. Read more...

This Time Wal-Mart May Have Crossed the Line
Aug 01, 2008 - Today a Wall Street Journal article reports that Wal-Mart is holding mandatory meetings with supervisors and managers to warn them that if Senator Obama wins the presidential election, Democrats will pass the Employee Free Choice Act, making it easier for workers to unionize in Wal-Mart stores. Read more...

John McCains Economic Plan: Putting the Burden on Working Families
Jul 31, 2008 - As part of an extensive campaign to educate voters about where John McCain stands on the issues, SEIU today released a report that details his anti-working family record in the Senate and his harmful agenda for working families as the presumptive Republican presidential nominee. SEIU members will be sharing the report with their families, neighbors, coworkers, and other voters as they work to elect a pro-worker president and Congress in November. Read more...

SEIU Sends Fifth "Dear John" Letter To Senator McCain
Jul 29, 2008 - Today, SEIU sent a fifth "Dear John" letter to Senator John McCain, the presumptive Republican nominee for president. SEIU members are offering assistance in the absence of any economic blueprint from McCain that puts working families first. The letters will continue until McCain personally meets with members. Read more...

SEIU Launches Campaign to Win Health Care Majority in Congress
Jul 29, 2008 - SEIU, the largest union of health care workers in North America, today announced a new campaign to elect a health care majority in Congress. The effort, which will target competitive races in seven states, is designed to solidify Congressional support for comprehensive health care reform, and send a clear message to lawmakers that health care must be their number one priority in 2009. Read more...

SEIU Statement on Announcement of KKR Going Public
Jul 26, 2008 - Buyer beware. Public offerings by buyout firms to date recommend caution to investors looking at KKR. At KKR, its a sure bet that Henry Kravis and the other principals will continue to find a way to take care of themselves. The question is, what will be the impact on other KKR stakeholders, including portfolio company employees, workers whose pension funds are exposed to KKR, and others? As the process moves forward, SEIU will look very closely at this transaction. Read more...

SEIU Condemns Criminalization of Immigrant Workers and Renews the Call for Smart, Pragmatic Reform
Jul 24, 2008 - Today the House Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees and International Law held a hearing on the government's handling of immigration raids and criminalization of immigrant workers. Below is a statement from SEIU Executive Vice President Eliseo Medina. Read more...

AMERICA FOR SALE?
Jul 23, 2008 - Potential national security concerns are being raised over the growing links between foreign governments and secretive private equity buyout firms in a major new public awareness campaign being launched today. The campaign, sponsored by one of the nation's largest unions, SEIU (Service Employees International Union), calls for stronger federal oversight of arrangements where foreign government-controlled investment funds, known as "sovereign wealth funds (SWFs),"buy into private firms that own or invest in American companies responsible for defense, energy, and homeland security. Read more...

SEIU Calls On Health Insurance Companies To Join The Health Care Reform Team
Jul 21, 2008 - Michelle Gray, from Springfield, Ohio, works hard every day as a nurse for the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction. Thanks to her union, SEIU District 1199 WKO, she has access to quality health care at an affordable price. Read more...

Global Actions Calling for Reform Put KKR, Buyout Industry on Notice
Jul 17, 2008 - Against a backdrop of rising income inequality and economic anxiety, thousands of workers and community leaders around the world rallied at corporate offices of global buyout firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (KKR) today calling for an end to tax loopholes for wealthy buyout CEOs. Workers also held actions focused on companies owned by KKR, state pension funds, and Sen. John McCain, who support maintain buyout industry tax loopholes. 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...

Working Families, Merchants Send Joint Message to Lawmakers: Stop Credit Card Abuses Now
Jul 15, 2008 - In a groundbreaking joint effort by the nation's fastest growing union and trade associations representing merchants, the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), Food Marketing Institute (FMI), National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS), and the National Grocers Association (NGA) sent a letter to every Member of the House of Representatives today calling on Congress to stop the nation's biggest banks and credit card companies from continuing abusive practices which harm American consumers and businesses. Read more...

Top Talent to Perform at SEIU Labor Day Festival at Foot of Republican National Convention
Jul 15, 2008 - On the eve of the Republican National Convention, the Service Employees International Union (SEIU)-representing 2 million working people-will sponsor a festival to celebrate workers' achievements and to promote a New Vision for the 21st Century that includes: Read more...

SEIU Members Launch TV Ad Supporting Jay Nixon's Gubernatorial Bid
Jul 14, 2008 - SEIU, the nation's largest union of health care workers, will begin airing a new television ad throughout Missouri tomorrow, supporting Jay Nixon as the best choice for Missouri voters concerned about health care. Read more...

Amy Dacey Named New Government Relations Director for SEIU
Jul 14, 2008 - The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) today announced that it has named Amy Dacey as Government Relations Director for the nation's fastest growing union. Read more...

AFT Election to Benefit Students, Standards
Jul 14, 2008 - SEIU president Andy Stern issued the following statement on the election of Randi Weingarten to lead the American Federation of Teachers: Read more...

An Overview of SEIU's Leadership on Healthcare
Jul 11, 2008 - Over the past several years, SEIU and its members have become the strongest force for quality affordable health care anywhere in America. The critical 2008 elections give us the unprecedented opportunity to raise the bar even higher. We are seizing that opportunity and will not stop until every man, woman and child has quality, affordable care they can count on. Read more...

Bush Administration Again Attacks Constitutional Rights
Jul 10, 2008 - By signing the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Amendments Act of 2008 (FISA) into law today, the Bush Administration adds another disgraceful chapter to its annals of attacks on our civil liberties. Read more...

Activists Converge on McCain's Virginia Headquarters to Protest Campaign's Ties to the Buyout Industry
Jul 10, 2008 - Activists concerned about the ties between Sen. John McCain and the private equity buyout industry will converge on his northern Virginia headquarters Thursday, July 17, at 11 a.m. Read more...

Call for Justice: SEIU Condemns Violence and Intimidation in Cambodian Elections
Jul 10, 2008 - SEIU president Andy Stern issued the following statement today in response to reports that violence and intimidation tactics have been used as part of a ruling party campaign to weaken political rivals prior to Cambodian national elections in July 2008: Read more...

The Drumbeat for Health Care Grows
Jul 08, 2008 - With momentum building for fundamental change in the nation's health care system, SEIU - the largest union of health care workers - today helped launch a new, national coalition that will bring together millions of Americans to demand quality, affordable health care for all. Read more...

Call with Anna Burger This Wednesday on SEIU Members' General Election Work
Jun 30, 2008 - Conference call to discuss SEIU's plans for the general election campaign, including activity by more than 100,000 members, more than any election in SEIU's history. Some of the states discussed will include: AZ, CO, IA, MN, NC, NH, NM, OH, PA, WI and VA Read more...

Stern Offers Health Care Solutions at Economic Summit with Barack Obama
Jun 26, 2008 - SEIU International President Andy Stern joined Senator Obama and other panelists for a summit today in Pittsburgh focused on American competitiveness in a global economy. Read more...

House Stands Up For Working People, Deals Blow to Buyout Industry
Jun 25, 2008 - In a rebuke to corporate buyout CEOs and their army of Washington lobbyists, the House of Representatives voted today to close a tax loophole that allows billionaire private equity managers to pay a lower tax rate than many middle-class Americans such as nurses or firefighters. Read more...

SEIU Members Get Ready to Mobilize for General Elections
Jun 24, 2008 - Nurses, child care and home care workers, janitors, security officers and other SEIU members across the country are already talking to voters and hitting the streets in key states and races across the country. Read more...

SEIU Pushes for Healthcare Solutions That Close Racial Gaps
Jun 19, 2008 - The Service Employees International Union (SEIU), the nation's largest union of nurses and healthcare workers, has mounted a nationwide push for health access and equity as part of its unprecedented campaign to build a new, American healthcare system. Read more...

Workers Criticize Anti-Worker Policies and Poor Performance to LA Retirement Fund
Jun 17, 2008 - Worker and retiree advocates testified today about the structure and underperformance of the Lazard Mid-Cap fund, with $11 million in city money, and about the anti-worker policies at Lazard affiliated companies at a meeting of the Los Angeles Board of Deferred Compensation Administration. Read more...

SEIU MEMBERS CALL ON CONGRESS TO EXTEND JOBLESS BENEFITS
Jun 12, 2008 - As record gas and food prices, skyrocketing health care costs and the mortgage crisis continue to hammer the economy, SEIU's two million members today called on Congress to pass legislation extending jobless benefits. Read more...