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SEIU Local 1 works to empower working families across the Midwest, in states like Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, and Wisconsin with a voice and dignity on the job. We work alongside janitors, security officers, airport workers, higher education faculty, food service workers and more as we fight for Labor, Racial, Environmental and Immigrant justice.

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SEIU Local 1 Continues Commitment to Downtown Chicago by Moving Office Headquarters to Aon Center – Lease Signed, Projected Move for December 2024
SEIU Local 1 Continues Commitment to Downtown Chicago by Moving Office Headquarters to Aon Center – Lease Signed, Projected Move for December 2024
SEIU Local 1 Arena Workers, Labor Leaders, Elected Officials and Community Members Host Press Conference on NFL Draft’s Impact on Working Families
SEIU Local 1 Arena Workers, Labor Leaders, Elected Officials and Community Members Host Press Conference on NFL Draft’s Impact on Working Families
SEIU Local 1 Chicagoland Commercial Janitors Ratify New Contracts Covering 8,000 Members – Best Contracts in Union History
SEIU Local 1 Chicagoland Commercial Janitors Ratify New Contracts Covering 8,000 Members – Best Contracts in Union History
Dziennik Związkowy: Pracownicy sprzątający w centrum Chicago domagają się uczciwego kontraktu
Dziennik Związkowy: Pracownicy sprzątający w centrum Chicago domagają się uczciwego kontraktu
SEIU Local 1 Reaches Fair Employment Agreement with Kansas City Royals for New Stadium Project, Supports YES Vote on April 2nd
SEIU Local 1 Reaches Fair Employment Agreement with Kansas City Royals for New Stadium Project, Supports YES Vote on April 2nd
Hundreds of Local 1 Commercial Office Janitors who clean Willis Tower, Merchandise Mart, Hancock Tower and other historic Chicago sites Rallied and Marched in Downtown Chicago, Demanding Fair Contract
Hundreds of Local 1 Commercial Office Janitors who clean Willis Tower, Merchandise Mart, Hancock Tower and other historic Chicago sites Rallied and Marched in Downtown Chicago, Demanding Fair Contract
SEIU Local 1 Security Officers at Dresden Nuclear Power Plant Station Demand Constellation to Negotiate in Good Faith 
SEIU Local 1 Security Officers at Dresden Nuclear Power Plant Station Demand Constellation to Negotiate in Good Faith 
Janitors at the Anheuser Busch Brewery and Corporate Center in St. Louis Unionize with SEIU Local 1
Janitors at the Anheuser Busch Brewery and Corporate Center in St. Louis Unionize with SEIU Local 1
St. Louis Alderman introduces Board Resolution on behalf of Aramark Janitors Fighting for Unionization at Anheuser Busch Brewery and Corporate Center
St. Louis Alderman introduces Board Resolution on behalf of Aramark Janitors Fighting for Unionization at Anheuser Busch Brewery and Corporate Center
WBBM: Local 1 Janitor Dedicates Chicago Marathon Race to Fellow Janitors
WBBM: Local 1 Janitor Dedicates Chicago Marathon Race to Fellow Janitors
Polish Daily News: Sławomira Chamiga has been cleaning office buildings for 26 years - and on Sunday, she will run in the Chicago Marathon for all janitors
Polish Daily News: Sławomira Chamiga has been cleaning office buildings for 26 years - and on Sunday, she will run in the Chicago Marathon for all janitors
WRTV Interviews President Genie Kastrup: City suspends [Indianapolis] security company for 6 months, company's leaders explain wage violations
WRTV Interviews President Genie Kastrup: City suspends [Indianapolis] security company for 6 months, company's leaders explain wage violations
Local 1 Kauffman Stadium workers file charges with NLRB against Royals
Local 1 Kauffman Stadium workers file charges with NLRB against Royals
Royals Workers Speak Out Against Unsafe Working Conditions at Kauffman Stadium
Royals Workers Speak Out Against Unsafe Working Conditions at Kauffman Stadium
OPINION: Our fight for equality and job security at the downtown St. Louis courthouse
OPINION: Our fight for equality and job security at the downtown St. Louis courthouse
Janitors fight back against Challenge Unlimited’s ‘straightforward discrimination’ against disabled workers
Janitors fight back against Challenge Unlimited’s ‘straightforward discrimination’ against disabled workers
Cargo workers at O'Hare Airport have filed nearly 100 formal complaints about health, safety issues
Worker frustration over conditions at air cargo facilities remains on the boil
O'Hare cargo workers protest working conditions ahead of Thanksgiving travel surge
As Busy Holiday Travel Season Takes off, US Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg meets with SEIU Local 1 Airport Service Worker at Chicago International O’Hare Airport
As Busy Holiday Travel Season Takes off, US Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg meets with SEIU Local 1 Airport Service Worker at Chicago International O’Hare Airport
SEIU Michigan Voters Celebrate Wins for Pro-Worker Leaders and Ballot Measures in Midterm Elections
SEIU Michigan Voters Celebrate Wins for Pro-Worker Leaders and Ballot Measures in Midterm Elections
Illinois’ Immense Voter Support This Midterm Election Secures Key Victories for Governor, Supreme Court, Secretary of State and Amendment 1
Statement from SEIU Local 1 President Genie Kastrup on Wisconsin Election Results
Labor Champion Governor Gretchen Whitmer is Re-elected Governor of Michigan
Labor Champion Alderman Megan Green Elected President of the St. Louis Board of Alderman
Thacker: Strong contracts help workers | Opinion
Thacker: Strong contracts help workers | Opinion
Kansas City janitors win new contract with a raise to $15 an hour and paid sick days
Kansas City janitors win new contract with a raise to $15 an hour and paid sick days
CLEVESCENE: Security Guards at Playhouse Square and other Downtown Properties Want to Form a Union
CLEVESCENE: Security Guards at Playhouse Square and other Downtown Properties Want to Form a Union
Hundreds of Chicago Transit Authority Officers Join SEIU Local 1
SEIU Local 1 Vice President Yanela Sims Responds to Killing of Ma’Khia Bryant by Police
SEIU Local 1 Vice President Yanela Sims Responds to Killing of Ma’Khia Bryant by Police

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