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YesForFairfax

#YesForFairfax

#YesForFairfax

Join us as we fight for a real seat at the table and a future where all working families can thrive. Your election to win the ability to have a collective bargaining agreement is coming.

Vote “YES” by May 10th to be safe, to ensure Fairfax County general employees earn competitive pay, guaranteed benefits, and improved working conditions.

The ballot will give you 2 options:
SEIU Virginia 512
OR No Representation

The County is actively making decisions to restructure and in some cases, reduce its workforce.

Vote “YES” so we can have a say in the decisions that Fairfax County makes about our jobs!

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The time is now to ensure we are united and ready to win our election.

Our union election began on April 16th.

Make sure the county has your current address and that you are signed up to receive union emails, as ballots were sent out beginning in mid-April. Then, we’ll email members a sample ballot along with instructions on how to vote.

The Facts

Yes. SEIU has organized in Virginia since 2006. In Fairfax alone, our members have won job protections, expanded paid leave, protected retirements, and created a pay plan. Our work around the state supports working families and helps win collective bargaining. We have used our successful experience here to support workers statewide. SEIU VA 512 has already won a collective bargaining agreement with the City of Richmond, and just this month, ratified two additional contracts in Richmond and Loudoun County. Our member-driven union has the ability, desire, and knowledge to organize and win life-changing contracts for all general county workers.

Voting YES for SEIU VA 512 means general county employees have a seat at the bargaining table. We, general county employees, are the only eligible Fairfax County workforce without a contract. Why would we vote NO against ourselves? With all of the changes in government right now, why would we take a chance and not take the opportunity to win our union election and bargain a contract that guarantees our wages, benefits, and pension?

Union leaders and organizers are hosting meetings across the county to ensure we keep all employees informed and engaged in this process. This election and our contract are about us, and ensuring that we have input from as many employees as possible is important to us. Click here to learn more.

Union dues paid to SEIU VA 512 are invested in organizing and supporting members across Virginia. We have 3 offices across Virginia, a staff of 16 full-time employees (mostly housed in our Fairfax office), a legal team, and a member resources department along with a member benefits hub. VA 512 is actually 90 percent subsidized by union members from outside of Virginia. Union members across the country are investing in Virginia, because they know that it’s important to organize strong unions in the South. Union dues are set by a vote of the membership and haven’t changed in Fairfax since 2006, despite navigating historic inflation since then.

Our union staff salaries are public information, and we support all workers earning a liveable wage. SEIU VA 512 members can see where their dues are going.

Who we are and our wins

SEIU began its organizing efforts in Virginia in 2006 and in 2012 we united our local chapters in Fairfax, Loudoun, and among Home Care providers across the Commonwealth. The Fairfax Deputy Sheriffs joined our ranks in 2013, and through political and community organizing, we collaborated with partners and allies to successfully overturn the ban on collective bargaining. Our membership continued to grow, and, in 2023, Richmond City workers became part of SEIU Virginia 512. Our union stands firm in the belief that all working families deserve dignity, respect, fair wages, benefits, and a voice in the workplace. With more than 4,000 members, we continue to grow stronger every day.

There’s no doubt about it: SEIU Virginia 512 is the union with a proven track record. We began organizing in Virginia in 2006 and have been making change happen ever since. SEIU members have always fought for city and county employees and home care providers to have a seat at the table and led the historic fight for strong collective bargaining rights and a collective bargaining ordinance in Fairfax County in 2021. We’ve also successfully ratified three collective bargaining agreements across the Commonwealth just within the past year!

And the wins continue. Just this month, we ratified two legally binding contracts in the City of Richmond and Loudoun County that lock in the competitive pay, benefits, and working conditions that we fought for and earned together in our union. Our neighbors have achieved success through SEIU Virginia 512, and now it’s Fairfax’s turn - vote YES for Fairfax to win what you are owed!