Labor Unions, Environmental Organizations Urge Passage of Climate Change Legislation in 2009

Mar 27, 2009 - Four labor unions and two environmental organizations today announced their support for comprehensive cap-and-trade climate change legislation in 2009. The Blue Green Alliance and its partner organizations said this legislation is an effective way to rapidly put millions of Americans back to work building a clean energy economy and to reduce global warming emissions to avoid the worst effects of climate change. Read more...

Honoring the Life and Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Apr 04, 2008 - Gerry Hudson, Executive Vice President of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), issued the following statement today: Read more...

Tibetan Protests No Excuse for Violence

Apr 01, 2008 - Gerry Hudson, executive vice president of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and Jigme Ugen, executive vice president of SEIU Healthcare issued the following statement today: Read more...

ADVISORY for Wednesday April 2: SEIU to Host Press Briefing with Leading Black Economists

Mar 27, 2008 - Next Wednesday, the 1.9 million member Service Employees International Union (SEIU) will honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by hosting a press briefing with leading black economists to discuss the impact of today's economy on black workers. Read more...

SEIU Joins International Union And Environmental Allies To Advocate For Environmental Justice

Nov 30, 2007 - SEIU Executive Vice President Gerry Hudson will travel to Bali, Indonesia, December 6th - 11th as part of the first-ever U.S. labor delegation to participate in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Read more...

Congressional Leaders Schedule Hearings on Quality of Nursing Home Care

Nov 14, 2007 - The nation's largest healthcare workers' union applauded Congressional leaders for scheduling hearings on growing problems with nursing homes. Chairman Pete Stark's (D-CA-13) House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee will examine the effects of nursing home ownership on the quality of care, especially in light of Carlyle Group's takeover of Manor Care. Read more...

Congressional Leaders Schedule Hearings on Quality of Nursing Home Care

Nov 08, 2007 - The nation's largest healthcare workers' union applauded Congressional leaders for scheduling hearings on growing problems with nursing homes. Chairman Pete Stark's (D-CA-13) House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee will examine the effects of nursing home ownership on the quality of care, especially in light of Carlyle Group's takeover of Manor Care. Read more...

SEIU Counsel, Home Care Workers, Disability Community Advocates Urge Congress to Support Fair Home Health Care Act

Oct 25, 2007 - Today, lead counsel for The Service Employees International Union, the nation's largest healthcare union, joined a home care worker and disability community advocates to testify before Congress in support of legislation that would close a loophole that denies home care workers overtime and minimum wage protections. Read more...

Hearings on Private Equity Ownership of Nursing Homes Open New Front for Embattled Buyout Industry

Oct 23, 2007 - The nation's largest healthcare workers union applauded U.S. Reps. John Dingell and Barney Frank today as they announced the first Congressional hearings on private equity ownership of nursing homes. The announcement today by the Chairmen of the House Energy & Commerce Committee and the House Financial Services Committee is the latest move by Congressional leaders this month to hold private equity firms accountable for the care, staffing, and conditions at nursing homes they own. Read more...

SEIU Applauds Bipartisan Leadership of Sen. Finance Committee in Push for Greater Oversight of Private Equity Takeovers of Nursing Homes

Oct 18, 2007 - The nation's largest healthcare workers union applauded the bipartisan leadership of the Senate Finance Committee today as it took new steps to hold private equity firms accountable for the care, staffing, and conditions at nursing homes they own. Read more...

MEDIA ADVISORY: SCHIP Vigil Tuesday, Oct. 16

Oct 15, 2007 - Hundreds of healthcare workers, parents, children, clergy, elected officials and concerned citizens will gather for a vigil near the Capitol this Tuesday, October 16, as part of a final push to win healthcare for nearly 10 million children. Read more...

SEIU Launches Multi-State Grassroots Campaign Calling on the Carlyle Group To Put Care Above Profits in Buyout of Nation's Largest Nursing Home Chain

Oct 03, 2007 - In an effort to improve care at nursing homes, the nation's largest healthcare workers union today is launching a multi-state grassroots campaign calling on global buyout giant the Carlyle Group to put care above CEO profits in the $6.3 billion takeover of nursing home chain HCR Manor Care. Read more...

Home Care Workers to Get Fair Wages Under New Congressional Proposal

Sep 19, 2007 - The Service Employees International Union, the nation's largest healthcare union, applauded the introduction of federal legislation to close a loophole that denies home care workers overtime and minimum wage protections. Read more...