11/17/2008 12:00:00 AM
Unions help working families fulfill their dreams in
many different ways. At SEIU, this includes yearly college scholarship
opportunities. Through five different scholarship programs, SEIU awards 52
scholarships that enable SEIU members and their children to pursue
their educational goals at accredited colleges, universities, and
technical schools.
4/1/2008 3:27:11 PM
Shame on CNA Promo Button
3/31/2008 12:00:00 AM
SEIU’s 75,000 members across Pennsylvania are reaching out to their communities to support Barack Obama in the April 22 Democratic primary.
1/10/2008 12:00:00 AM
Bay Area security officers united in SEIU Local 24/7 have voted overwhelmingly to approve a
ground-breaking, five-year pact with the area’s leading private security firms
that covers 4,000 officers and provides higher wages, a family health care plan,
and a career ladder.
1/10/2008 12:00:00 AM
On Monday, the national citizenship campaign co-led by SEIU announced it has
surpassed its goal of helping more than one million eligible immigrants apply
for U.S. citizenship in 2007, nearly doubling the total number of applications
received in 2006.
1/10/2008 12:00:00 AM
Members of SEIU Local 32BJ on
Dec. 29th announced a tentative agreement on a new four-year contract covering
26,000 cleaners of 1,500 New York City buildings that provides more than 16
percent in pay increases over the life of the contract, improves the pension
benefit for the first time in four years, and maintains fully employer-paid
family health care coverage.
1/10/2008 12:00:00 AM
The Wall Street Journal looks at how record-high oil prices
affect the lives and budgets of five average Americans. Among them is SEIU child care provider
Paula Hall, who made headlines in July when she delivered the Democratic radio
address.
1/10/2008 12:00:00 AM
As part of SEIU’s ongoing efforts to hold private equity buyout firms
accountable for the impact of their actions on people’s lives, SEIU on Dec. 17th
called on global buyout firm the Carlyle Group to disclose information about the
potential health hazards associated with its sewer sludge business Synagro
Technologies.
1/10/2008 12:00:00 AM
On Dec. 14th, SEIU President Andy Stern held a conference call with top
progressive bloggers to discuss the leading economic and social issues facing
the nation as we wrap up 2007.
1/10/2008 12:00:00 AM
Wackenhut Services, Inc., the mega security company with oversight over numerous
U.S. nuclear facilities, yet documented problems in such areas as employee
training and working conditions, saw its CEO resign yesterday without public
comment.