Press Releases
2008
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AMERICA FOR SALE?
July 23, 2008
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SEIU Calls On Health Insurance Companies To Join The Health Care Reform Team
July 21, 2008
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Global Actions Calling for Reform Put KKR, Buyout Industry on Notice
July 17, 2008
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Update on the Road to American Health Care
July 16, 2008
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Working Families, Merchants Send Joint Message to Lawmakers: Stop Credit Card Abuses Now
July 15, 2008
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AFT Election to Benefit Students, Standards
July 14, 2008
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Amy Dacey Named New Government Relations Director for SEIU
July 14, 2008
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SEIU Members Launch TV Ad Supporting Jay Nixon’s Gubernatorial Bid
July 14, 2008
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Kentucky Senate Candidate Bruce Lunsford “Walks A Day in the Shoes” of SEIU School Custodian
July 12, 2008
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An Overview of SEIU's Leadership on Healthcare
July 11, 2008
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Activists Converge on McCain's Virginia Headquarters to Protest Campaign's Ties to the Buyout Industry
July 10, 2008
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Bush Administration Again Attacks Constitutional Rights
July 10, 2008
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Call for Justice: SEIU Condemns Violence and Intimidation in Cambodian Elections
July 10, 2008
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The Drumbeat for Health Care Grows
July 08, 2008
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Call with Anna Burger This Wednesday on SEIU Members' General Election Work
June 30, 2008
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Stern Offers Health Care Solutions at Economic Summit with Barack Obama
June 26, 2008
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House Stands Up For Working People, Deals Blow to Buyout Industry
June 25, 2008
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SEIU Members Get Ready to Mobilize for General Elections
June 24, 2008
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SEIU Pushes for Healthcare Solutions That Close Racial Gaps
June 19, 2008
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Workers Criticize Anti-Worker Policies and Poor Performance to LA Retirement Fund
June 17, 2008
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SEIU President Andy Stern Tells Senate Finance Committee To Make Fixing Health Care “Top Priority”
June 16, 2008
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SEIU SENDS FOURTH “DEAR JOHN” LETTER TO SENATOR JOHN MCCAIN
June 13, 2008
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SEIU MEMBERS CALL ON CONGRESS TO EXTEND JOBLESS BENEFITS
June 12, 2008
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SEIU, National Conference of Black Mayors Partner To Close Racial Gaps in Healthcare
June 05, 2008
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America’s Fastest-Growing Union Launches Global Campaign to Close Tax Loopholes for the Ultra-Wealthy, Puts McCain’s Links to Buyout Billionaires Front and Center
June 04, 2008
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SEIU Calls for Action to Take Back Economy: It’s Time to Reward Work, Not Greed
June 04, 2008
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SEIU to Pursue More Alliances and Coordinated Organizing Strategies with Other Health Care Unions
June 04, 2008
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TODAY: OBAMA TO ADDRESS SEIU CONVENTION
June 04, 2008
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Pre-eminent Leader of Burmese Democracy Movement Addresses more than 2000 at SEIU Convention
June 03, 2008
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SEIU Adopts Groundbreaking Political Accountability Campaign
June 03, 2008
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SEIU: THE GENERAL ELECTION BEGINS TONIGHT
June 03, 2008
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Barack Obama to Address SEIU Convention
June 02, 2008
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La SEIU llega a 2 millones de miembros; lanza innovador programa de organización y justicia social
June 02, 2008
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SEIU Hits 2 Million-Member Mark; Launches Groundbreaking Organizing, Social Justice Program
June 02, 2008
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Thousands of Workers from around the World Arrive in San Juan for SEIU's First “Green” Convention
May 30, 2008
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SEIU: BUSH AND MCCAIN STAND UNITED AGAINST FIXING HEALTH CARE SYSTEM
May 27, 2008
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John McCain's Health Care Proposals: Making a Bad Problem Worse
May 22, 2008
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Day 2: Strike Spreads in Silicon Valley, Bay Area
May 21, 2008
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Day 1: Silicon Valley Janitors Walking Off the Job Today
May 20, 2008
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Rank-and-File Members Bring Lawsuit Against UHW-W Officers Demanding Return of Nearly $200,000 in Dues Money Diverted to Unlawful, Off-the-Books Fund
May 20, 2008
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SEIU Members Get Out Vote for Obama and Other Candidates in Oregon Primary
May 20, 2008
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SEIU MEMBERS HELP CLOSE OUT NOMINATION FOR OBAMA IN OREGON
May 20, 2008
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CARLYLE GROUP BUYOUT OF BOOZ-ALLEN WOULD ADD BILLIONS IN SENSITIVE U.S. CONTRACTS TO PORTFOLIO PARTIALLY OWNED BY ABU DHABI GOVERNMENT
May 16, 2008
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Advocates Call for Congress to Stand Up to Profit-Hungry Nursing Homes and Protect Seniors
May 15, 2008
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Statement from SEIU Local 1021 President Damita Davis Howard Regarding Governor Schwarzenegger’s Budget Cuts
May 15, 2008
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SEIU SENDS THIRD “DEAR JOHN” LETTER TO SENATOR JOHN MCCAIN
May 14, 2008
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1199 SEIU Joins Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez to Announce New Home New Home Healthcare Initiative for the City’s Elderly Public Housing Residents
May 12, 2008
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SEIU Members to Politicians: Live Up to Your Promises Or We Will Hold You Accountable
May 08, 2008
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Workers With No Healthcare Protecting Kaiser Facilities, Security Contractor May Be Misleading California’s Largest Healthcare Provider
May 07, 2008
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Hospital Security Officers Launch Statewide Strike to Protest Unfair Labor Practices
May 06, 2008
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OBAMA: CLEARLY THE PRESUMPTIVE PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE
May 06, 2008
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Open Hearings, Fact-Finding Today by SEIU Long Term Care Workers Continues Democratic Process Begun in 2006
May 06, 2008
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SEIU Warns of the Disastrous Impact on All Working People and Renews the Call for Smart, Pragmatic Reform
May 06, 2008
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STATEMENT OF THE SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION TO U.S. House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee ON THE SECURE AMERICA THROUGH VERIFICATION AND ENFORCEMENT ACT
May 06, 2008
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State Employees Association of North Carolina Joins SEIU in Historic Union Vote
May 05, 2008
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Inter-Con Files Charges to Try and Stop Statewide Security Officer Strike, Workers Vow to Continue
May 02, 2008
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Justice for Janitors Launches New Website TheIrvineCompanyWatch.org as Thousands Demonstrate Outside Buildings Owned by The Irvine Company in LA
April 30, 2008
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SEIU Members Engage in Aggressive GOTV Campaign in Indiana
April 30, 2008
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SEIU BEGINS NATIONAL TV ASSAULT ON MCCAIN’S TERRIBLE HEALTHCARE "PLAN"
April 29, 2008
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20,000 More Pennsylvania Child Care Providers to Form Union
April 25, 2008
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Inter-Con Security Officers to Launch Strikes at Kaiser Hospitals Across California, Defend Civil Rights
April 25, 2008
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Congress Must Not Hedge on Health Care Reform
April 24, 2008
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Working Families Party, Union Members Deliver Tax Bill to Buyout King KKR for “Untold Millions” Owed to New York City Taxpayers
April 24, 2008
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NEW SEIU REPORT ON SOVEREIGN WEALTH FUNDS AND PRIVATE EQUITY CALLS FOR MORE TRANSPARENCY OF SWF INVESTMENTS IN U.S. BUYOUT FUNDS
April 23, 2008
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Court Throws Out Restraining Order Against SEIU
April 22, 2008
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SEIU Seeks Damages for CNA’s Effort to Silence Workers, Suppress Criticism of Anti-Union Tactics
April 21, 2008
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Top Labor Union to “Negotiate Green”
April 21, 2008
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SEIU to File Motion to Dismiss CNA Restraining Order
April 18, 2008
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SEIU Members Launch TV Ad on Obama's Solutions for Reigning in Gas Prices
April 17, 2008
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SEIU President Andy Stern’s Statement Regarding CNA’s Temporary Restraining Order Against SEIU
April 16, 2008
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Statement of SEIU President Andy Stern Regarding UHW-W’s Confirmation of Illegal Delegate Election Process
April 16, 2008
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Disapproval of California Nurses Association’s Tactics Grows; CNA Leader Rose Ann DeMoro No Longer Welcome at ‘Debs Dinner’
April 15, 2008
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SEIU Members Renew Call for CNA and Labor Leaders to Address Deplorable Tactics Harming Nurses and Patient Care
April 15, 2008
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SEIU Send Second "Dear John" Letter To Senator John McCain
April 15, 2008
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Security Officers Win First-Ever Union Contract
April 14, 2008
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SEIU Members and Ohio Hospital Workers Make Their Voices Heard In a Peaceful Protest in Dearborn, Michigan
April 14, 2008
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SEIU Members Stand Up for the Future of the Labor Movement and the Interests of All Workers
April 12, 2008
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SEIU Local Union UHW-W Refuses to Take Action with other SEIU Local Unions against CNA
April 11, 2008
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SEIU Urges Action Now In Congress To Provide Economic Relief To Workers
April 10, 2008
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SEIU: McCain Still Does Not Get It
April 10, 2008
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Twin Cities Security Officers’ Victory Ensures Affordable Family Health Care, Major Wage Improvements
April 09, 2008
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“Reward the Perpetrator, Blame the Victim”: A Compromise Not Worthy of Celebration
April 07, 2008
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Leading U.S. Labor Union Launching Ambitious New “Justice for All” Strategies To Improve the Lives of Millions
April 07, 2008
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Honoring the Life and Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
April 04, 2008
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Inter-Con Security Officers at Kaiser On Strike as Inter-Con Breaks More Laws
April 04, 2008
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SEIU SENDS “DEAR JOHN” LETTER TO SENATOR JOHN MCCAIN ON ECONOMY
April 04, 2008
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Aramark Workers Launch National Tour to Probe Impact of Corporate Giant’s Business Practices on America’s Communities
April 03, 2008
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Striking Security Officers File Federal Charges Against Inter-Con
April 03, 2008
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DURBIN, SNOWE, LINCOLN & COLEMAN ALONG WITH NFIB, NAR & SEIU Introduce Affordable Health INSURANCE Plan for Small Businesses
April 02, 2008
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OBAMA STANDS WITH SEIU MEMBERS FOR CHANGE AT CONVENTION
April 02, 2008
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Tibetan Protests No Excuse for Violence
April 01, 2008
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MEDIA ADVISORY for Friday, April 4, 2008: Security Officers to Strike Inter-Con at California Healthcare Facilities
March 31, 2008
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SEIU Members Join Senator Obama on the “Road to Change"
March 31, 2008
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MEDIA ADVISORY for March 28, 2008: Liberty Bell Security Officers Demand a Safe Workplace
March 28, 2008
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ADVISORY for Wednesday April 2: SEIU to Host Press Briefing with Leading Black Economists
March 27, 2008
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Nine Twin Cities Security Officers Arrested While Standing Up for Health Care for Working Families
March 27, 2008
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SEIU Does Not Endorse Lipitor or Any Other Product
March 27, 2008
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Frontline Caregivers, National Healthcare Providers Unveil What’s Working in the Battle Against Chronic Disease:
March 19, 2008
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Pennsylvania SEIU Members Available to Discuss Their Efforts for Senator Obama
March 19, 2008
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Town Hall Meeting with Rep. Barney Frank, Mass. AG Martha Coakley Focuses on Harmful Banking Practices, Rising Credit Card Interest Rates Hurting Working Families and Consumers
March 19, 2008
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Statement on the Cancellation of Consumer Testimony at the House Financial Services Consumer Credit Hearing
March 13, 2008
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Thousands of Ohio Nurses and Other Healthcare Employees Denied a Voice at Work after Vicious Union-Busting Campaign by the California Nurses Association
March 11, 2008
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Attempt Made to Deny Union For Healthcare Employees in Ohio
March 10, 2008
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SEIU Members Help Carry Obama to Overwhelming Victory in Wyoming
March 08, 2008
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SEIU Members Help Turn Out the Vote in Important Foster Win in Illinois
March 08, 2008
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Workers, Residents’ Family Members Confront Lazard Execs Over Concerns at Atria Senior Living
March 05, 2008
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Barack Obama Wins Debate on Creating a New American Dream
February 26, 2008
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SEIU Steps Up Advocacy for Obama In March 4 Primary States
February 26, 2008
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SEIU Leaders Stern and Burger to Join SEIU Member Activities for Obama in Cleveland Saturday
February 22, 2008
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SEIU Members Turn Their Focus to Winning Ohio and Texas for Obama
February 22, 2008
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SEIU Member to Introduce Barack Obama at Houston Rally Tonight
February 19, 2008
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SEIU Members Endorse Sen. Barack Obama
February 15, 2008
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SEIU Members Help Make the Difference in Historic Win for Donna Edwards
February 13, 2008
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SEIU Members: Settlement is the "Write" Thing
February 13, 2008
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Twin Cities Security Officers Vote Overwhelmingly to Authorize Strike
February 09, 2008
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SEIU Members Launch Unprecedented Effort for Quality, Affordable Health Care for All
February 04, 2008
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Working Families Need More Relief, Less Rhetoric from Washington
February 04, 2008
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G4S Workers Renew Strike Threat in Malawi
February 01, 2008
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Worker at Lazard’s Atria Reacts to Bruce Wasserstein’s $100M+ Pay Package: “I’ve Never Even Had the Weekend Off”
January 31, 2008
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Left in the Dark and Facing Thousands in Rent Increases, Elderly Atria Senior Living Residents Protest, Call for Improvements
January 30, 2008
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SEIU: Best Thing About Bush's State of the Union Address is That it is His Last
January 28, 2008
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SEIU Drives Growth as Union Workforce Increases for the First Time in Years
January 25, 2008
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SEIU Statement on the World Economic Forum Study on the Economic Impact of Private Equity
January 25, 2008
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SEIU: Security Officers Reach Tentative Agreement on Historic Union Contract in Los Angeles
January 21, 2008
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Could the Carlyle Group Buyout of Booz Allen Government Consulting Arm Be a Threat to National Security?
January 17, 2008
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Eliseo Medina Testimony on Naturalization Backlog Before House Judiciary Subcommittee
January 17, 2008
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SEIU Lays Out Measures to Reduce Naturalization Backlog and Help New Citizens Vote in 2008
January 17, 2008
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SEIU: Bank of America Should Not Be Allowed to Acquire Countrywide
January 11, 2008
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Statement by SEIU International President Andy Stern on Countrywide CEO Mozilo’s ‘Golden Parachute’
January 11, 2008
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MEDIA ADVISORY for Jan. 14th: New Show at Bread and Roses Gallery Features Work that Explores Motivations for Voting in 2008
January 10, 2008
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National Citizenship Coalition Surpasses One Million Goal; 2007 Citizenship Applications Highest In A Decade
January 07, 2008
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