SEIU and Hedrush presented the 4th Annual J Dilla Tribute and Fundraiser at Liv nightclub. ~ Washington, DC ~ Photo © 2009 Kris Price / SEIU
Member Resource Center - Pasadena, CA
July 7th, 2009
Member Organizers working at California's largest Member Resource Center (or Member Action Center) work to help alleviate the pressures on local organizers by answering member questions about contract disputes and arbitrations. Photos © 2009 Slobodan Dimitrov.
Dream Act Graduation Rally - Washington, DC
June 23rd, 2009
At a staged "graduation ceremony" held on Capitol Hill, supporters of the Dream Act spoke on the rights of undocumented immigrants seeking higher education. ~ Photo © 2009 Kris Price / SEIU
Reform Immigration For America Launch - Washington, DC
June 3rd, 2009
Members of national trade, faith, and labor organizations that spoke at a press event for the launch of the "Reform Immigration For America" Campaign Summit at the National Press Club. ~ Photos © 2009 David Sachs / SEIU
Stop Homecare Cuts Rally - Los Angeles, CA
May 22nd, 2009
Thousands gathered to send a clear message to Governor Schwarzenegger that the budget cuts proposed in his revised budget were unacceptable to the people with disabilities and those the homecare providers that care for them. ~ Photo © 2009 Slobodan Dimitrov
National RN Day of Action - Washington, DC
May 13th, 2009
Members of CNA, UAN, and SEIU attended a day of workshops and lectures, before heading to Capitol Hill as part of the National Nurse Day of Action. - Photo © 2009 William Melton Jr. / SEIU
Hartmarx Sit-In Strike Vote - Chicago, IL
May 11th, 2009
Hartmarx workers vote to "sit in" to save over 3,000 jobs as TARP
Recipient Wells Fargo threatens to close factory. - Chicago, IL - Photo
© 2009 Heather Stone
ADAPT Community Choice March and Lobby Day - Washington DC
April 29th, 2009
Members of the disability rights activists organization ADAPT joined with SEIU members from Pennsylvania and Virginia to march on Capitol Hill, and to lobby members of Congress to pass the Community Choice Act. ~ Photos © 2009 David Sachs / SEIU
Taxpayer Day of Action on Bank of America
April 28th, 2009
Taxpayers around the country gathered at Bank of America locations to deliver "Taxpayer Proxies" calling for CEO Ken Lewis to be fired. Washington DC |
Boston, MA |
Charlotte, NC
April 18th, 2009
SEIU members spent the day canvassing in the neighborhoods western Pennsylvania asking folks to sign a petition urging Senator Specter to protect social security and Medicare, to hold CEO’s accountable, to expand healthcare and reduce the cost of prescription drugs. - Photo © John Beale
Vice President Joe Biden spoke to members of the SEIU International Executive Committee about the Employee Free Choice Act. ~ Washington, DC ~ © 2009 Kris Price / SEIU
March 31st, 2009
Author Randy Shaw spoke to SEIU members and staff about his new book, "Beyond the Fields", and the the history behind The UFW, Cesar Chavez, and the struggle for justice in the 21st century. ~ Photo © 2009 David Sachs / SEIU
March 26th, 2009
SEIU Nurse Alliance RN's attended an online townhall meeting in the White House with President Obama to discuss effective healthcare reform.
March 26th, 2009
Members of the "Bailout Watchdog Team" protested outside the Financial Services Roundtable meetings. ~ Photo © 2009 David Sachs / SEIU
March 24th, 2009
Elected officials, national and local leaders, and members of the community gathered at All Souls Unitarian Church for the launch of the new Healthcare Equality Project. ~ Photo © 2009 David Sachs / SEIU
March 19th, 2009
SEIU members and staff attended a protest against corporate excess and CEO Bonuses in front of the AIG headquarters building as part of the national "Take Back the Economy" day of action.
March 11th, 2009
Members from around the country converged in National Harbor to plan actions around Employee Free Choice Act support, and the Change that Works campaign.
March 10th, 2009
The Employee Free Choice Act was introduced to Congress, and a coalition of labor unions were there to lobby for it's support. ~ March 10th, 2009 ~ Washington, DC ~ Photo © 2009 David Sachs / SEIU
March 9th, 2009
Hundreds Demonstrate at Chamber of Commerce, Industry Trade Groups To Expose Massive Anti-Worker Lobbying ~ March 9th, 2009 ~Washington, DC ~ Photo © 2009 William Melton Jr. / SEIU
Burger King Bailout Action - Washington, DC
February 11th, 2009
SEIU and the Grassroots Lobbyists protested in front of the Rayburn building to stop banks with bailout money lobbying against taxpayers’ Interests. ~ February 11th, 2009 ~ Washington, DC ~ Photo © 2009 David Sachs / SEIU
March Supporting Employee Free Choice - Los Angeles, CA
February 5th, 2009
SEIU's Eliseo Medina joined members of SEIU and partnering unions for march and rally in support of the Employee Free Choice Act. ~ February 5th, 2009 ~ Los Angeles, CA ~ Photo © 2009 Slobodan Dimitrov
Californian Budget Crisis Rally
January 23rd, 2009
Executive Vice President Eliseo Medina spoke at a rally where over 1,000 SEIU members from across California came together to speak out for real solutions to the state's budget crisis. ~ Sacramento, CA ~ Photo © 2009 Marty Bicek
Home Care Lobby Day - Virginia
January 22nd, 2009
Virginian personal care assistants traveled to the General Assembly building to talk with their legislators about improving home care services. ~ Richmond, VA ~ Photo © 2009 Skip Rowland
Home Care Lobby Day - Missouri
January 14th, 2009
Roughly 40 Missouri home care attendants traveled to the state capital to talk with their legislators about improving home care services. ~ Jefferson City, MO ~ Photo © 2009 Virginia Lee Hunter
McDonald's Employee Free Choice Action
December 18th, 2008
SEIU staff visited a various McDonald's locations to explain how McDonalds and other companies are spending millions of dollars to defeat legislation that would make it easier for employees to work together to improve wages and benefits
Korean Trade Unionist Reception
December 15th, 2008
External Affairs Director of the Korean Public Service Workers Union, Mr. Lee Keun Weon, joined SEIU HQ staff for a reception to discuss the realities of the Korean labor movement. ~ Washington DC ~ Photo © 2008 William Melton Jr.
2008 Organizing Conference - Day 3
December 11th, 2008
SEIU members, staff, and leadership met for the third day of the 2008 Organizing Conference, then marched in a lunch time rally for "Healthcare for All" and "Employee Free Choice". Photo © Nathan Armes.
2008 Organizing Conference - Day 1
December 9th, 2008
SEIU members, staff, and leadership met at the 2008 Organizing Conference to discuss roadmap to the "Change That Works" campaign. Photo © Nathan Armes.
SEIU Healthcare RN's Mission to Haiti
November 10th, 2008
With an unusually destructive hurricane season and more devastation hitting the United States and the Caribbean, the Nurse Alliance of SEIU Healthcare leaders made a decision to offer support, and sent members who spent a week volunteering in Jacmel, Haiti.
Election Night Watch Party and Celebration in Chicago
November 4th, 2008
SEIU Political Staff and Executive Officers gathered in a hotel across the street from Grant Park to watch the election polls close in Chicago, IL ~ November 4th, 2008 ~ Photo © 2008 Peter Barras / AP
24 hour Countdown Party in Colorado
November 3rd, 2008
SEIU MPOs and staff gathered for a reception to mark the final 24 hours of the campaign in Denver, CO ~ November 3rd, 2008 ~ Photo © 2008 Nathan Armes / SEIU
SEIU MPOs GOTV in Indiana
November 2nd, 2008
SEIU Members gave voters ride to the polls then spent time talking with voters in the long lines, in Gary, IN ~ November 2nd, 2008 ~ Photo © 2008 Paul Beaty / AP
SEIU MPOs GOTV in Pennsylvania
November 1st, 2008
SEIU Local 1199 members were bussed in to assist in GOTV activities in Chester, PA ~ November 1st, 2008 ~ Photo © 2008 Sue Benek-Dougherty / SEIU
SEIU VPs and MPOs canvass in Ohio
October 30th, 2008
SEIU Executive Officers Henry and Regan met with MPOs, then went out to canvass in Cincinnati, OH ~ October 30th, 2008 ~ Photo © 2008 Jim Wilkinson / SEIU
SEIU MPO GOTV Rally in Florida
October 25th, 2008
Andy Stern met and rallied with SEIU Florida MPOs at an early voter rally in St. Petersburg, FL ~ October 25th, 2008 ~ Photo © 2008 Kathie McClure
Celebrities Canvassing for Obama in Pennsylvania
October 21st, 2008
Actresses Laura Innes and Gloria Reuben joined with SEIU members to Canvass suburban Pittsburgh neighborhoods as part of the "Guess Who's Knocking" campaign ~ October 21st, 2008 ~ Photo © 2008 Johm Heller / AP
October 4th, 2008
Teamsters President James P. Hoffa Jr. & Others Lead Mad Dash to Polls for Early Voting & Door-to-door Canvassing ~ Columbus, OH ~ Photos © Mike Elicson
President Stern visits Wisconsin MPO's
September 27, 2008
Andy Stern attended a meeting to discuss plans to educate voters in battleground states about impact of McCain "Care" on working families ~ Milwaukee, WI ~ October 1st, 2008 ~ Photos © Robert Gibson
SEIU MPO's attend Virginians for Obama Rally
September 27, 2008
Braving the thunderstorms, SEIU Organizers and Members attended a Rally for Change event supporting Barack Obama in Fredericksburg. ~ Photos © Marcos Villar
Mark Warner WADIMS Event
September 26, 2008
Virginia Senate candidate and former Governor Mark Warner walkeda day in the shoes of SEIU personal care assistant (PCA) Shareen Miller, and assisted Miller in caring for her client Marisa Laios. ~ Falls Church, VA ~
Photos © William Melton Jr. / SEIU
Take Back Labor Day Concert
September 1, 2008
On the eve of the Republican National Convention, SEIU and the Creative Coalition sponsored a festival to celebrate workers’achievements and to promote a New Vision for the 21st Century. ~ St.Paul, MN
SEIU GOP Reception at the Republican National Convention
August 31st , 2008
SEIU Republican Members, met with SEIU leadership for an afternoon reception before the start of the RNC ~ St. Paul, MN ~ Photo © 2008 Terry Gydesen
2008 Democratic National Convention Events
August 23 - 28, 2008
Wednesday
HCAN Rally and Concert
Clinton Families USA Healthcare Forum
Tuesday
Evening Convention Speaker Selects
SEIU Lunch Reception
Protect Colorado's Future Fundraiser
Monday
Evening Convention Speaker Selects
Change To Win Labor Forum
Creative Coalition Panel Discussion
Sunday
SEIU Dinner Reception
Saturday
Road to American Healthcare Bus Tour Event
Member Candidate Training - St. Louis, MO
August 18, 2008
Member organizers from around the country working on the Missouri HomeCare campaign, gathered for a week of Member Candidate Training ~ St.Louis, MO ~ © 2008 Jerry Naunheim.
Bain Capital / Bright Horizons Buyout Rally
July 31, 2008
SEIU Staff and members rallied at Bain Capital DC office to drawattention to the private equity buyout of the Bright Horizons childcare centers. ~ Washington, DC ~ Photos © 2008 Kris Price / SEIU
Galleries: Boston | Los Angeles | Washington DC
Member Candidate Training - Los Angeles
July 29, 2008
The Wellstone Action! group delivered training to 30 SEIU MemberCandidates, and Campaigners teaching them the ins and outs ofcampaigning for public office. ~ Los Angeles, CA ~ Photos © 2008Slobodan Dimitrov
Galleries: Member Canidate Portraits | Training Gallery 1 | Training Gallery 2
Canvassing for Obama in Ohio
July 21, 2008
SEIU members continued their active deployment by canvassingneighborhoods and registering people to vote.. ~ Columbus, OH ~ Photos© 2008 Mike Elicson
Galleries: Monday | Tuesday
Corporate Greed Global Action Day
July 17, 2008
Hundreds of California nurses, homecare providers, school employees andsocial workers will gather outside KKR’s West Coast headquarters inMenlo Park to protest the special tax loopholes and perks that thebuyout industry uses to avoid paying billions of dollars in taxes. ~Menlo Park, CA ~ Photo Credit: © 2008 Norbert von der Groeben / SEIU
Bruce Lunsford WADIMS Event
July 11, 2008
Kentucky Senate candidate Bruce Lunsford walked a day in the shoes ofSEIU member and school custodian Zina Stanley ~ Louisville, KY ~ Photo© 2008 Brian Bohannon / SEIU
"Health Care for America NOW" Press Conference
July 8, 2008
With momentum building for fundamental change in the nation’s healthcare system, SEIU helped launch a new, national coalition that willbring together millions of Americans to demand quality, affordablehealth care for all.~ Washington, DC ~ Photo © 2008 Bill Plowman / SEIU