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Service Employees International Union

Service Employees International Union
AbbreviationSEIU
FormationApril 23, 1921 (1921-04-23)
TypeTrade union
HeadquartersWashington, D.C., U.S.
Location
  • United States
  • Canada
Membership (2019)
1,901,161 (US)[1]
130,000 (Canada)
President
April Verrett
Secretary-treasurer
Rocío Sáenz
Affiliations
Websiteseiu.org Edit this at Wikidata
Formerly called
Building Service Employees International Union

Service Employees International Union (SEIU) is a labor union representing almost 1.9 million workers[2] in over 100 occupations in the United States and Canada.[3] SEIU is focused on organizing workers in three sectors: healthcare (over half of members work in the healthcare field), including hospital, home care and nursing home workers; public services (government employees, including law enforcement); and property services (including janitors, security guards and food service workers).

SEIU has over 150 local branches. It is affiliated with the Strategic Organizing Center and the Canadian Labour Congress. SEIU's international headquarters is located in Washington, D.C., and it is one of the largest unions in the country.[4]

The union is known for its strong support for Democratic candidates. It spent $28 million supporting Barack Obama in the 2008 presidential election. In 2012, SEIU was the top outside spender on Democratic campaigns, reporting almost $70 million of campaign donations, television ads and get-out-the-vote efforts in support of President Obama and other Democrats.[5] SEIU is a major supporter of the Affordable Care Act[6] and of increased minimum wage laws, including wage increases for fast food workers.[7][8] The union is the primary backer of the Fight for $15.[9][10]

  1. ^ US Department of Labor, Office of Labor-Management Standards. File number 000-137. Report submitted March 30, 2017.
  2. ^ "Service Employees International Union 2014 LM-2 Report to the U.S. Department of Labor". United States Department of Labor. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  3. ^ US Department of Labor, Office of Labor-Management Standards. File number 000-137. Report submitted March 31, 2015.
  4. ^ Webb, Laurel. "SEIU United Long Term Care Workers (ULTCW)". peggy browning fund. Retrieved 1 June 2013.[permanent dead link‍]
  5. ^ Trottman, Melanie; Mullins, Brody (November 1, 2012). "Union Is Top Spender for Democrats". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  6. ^ Higgins, Sean (September 26, 2013). "SEIU unionists strike over Obamacare-related cuts". Washington Examiner. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  7. ^ Bergman, Ben (February 10, 2015). "Unions Have Pushed The $15 Minimum Wage, But Few Members Will Benefit". NPR. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  8. ^ Finnegan, William (8 September 2014). "Dignity: Fast-food workers and a new form of labor activism". The New Yorker. Conde Nast. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  9. ^ Devaney, Tim (2017-04-03). "SEIU spent $19M on Fight for $15". TheHill. Retrieved 2017-04-22.
  10. ^ Chiaramonte, Perry (2017-03-31). "SEIU's Fight for $15 may be on 'chopping block,' despite spending $90 million". Fox News. Retrieved 2017-04-22.

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