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SEIU Local 1
unites more than 40,000 property service workers throughout Illinois, Wisconsin and Missouri.  Our members include janitors, security officers, residential doormen and maintenance workers, window cleaners, industrial workers, and theater and stadium workers.

Together, we have won win livable wages, health care benefits, and fulltime work.  SEIU Local 1 members continue to work to build strength for all working people, on the job and in our communities.

2008 Press Releases


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Tom Morello’s Justice Tour Joins Local Labor and Immigrant Rights Leaders to Call for Equal Rights for All Workers
Musician Tom Morello joined local immigrant rights and labor rights leaders to highlight the importance of reforming our broken immigration system and rebuilding the American Dream for all workers.

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4/30/2008

Parents, Community Members and Janitors File Health and Safety Complaints with Five Government Agencies
Janitors, parents and community members will file complaints with five government agencies today detailing evidence pointing to possible mold in the New May Whitney School in Lake Zurich. The complaints also outline concerns that previous air quality tes

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4/17/2008

Hundreds of Security Officers Rally with Elected and Religious Leaders Call on Downtown Commercial Landlords to Protect Chicago
With their union contract set to expire April 27, more than 300 security officers and supporters rallied Saturday and marched through downtown to call on owners and managers of commercial office buildings to protect Chicago by investing in security.

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4/7/2008

New Report Shows the Stability of Chicago’s Security May Be at Risk
At a time when the need for quality security officers has never been greater, a new report on the state of Chicago’s security industry finds that the combination of low pay, high turnover and inconsistent training of Chicago’s Security Officers could unde

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4/1/2008

State Legislators Hear Parents, Community and Workers Testify that Aramark is Cutting Corners in Schools that Put Kids at Risk
Janitors and food service workers employed by Aramark Corp. testified Thursday at an Illinois House of Representatives hearing that food shortages, unhealthy food, and unsanitary cleaning practices are all too common at area public schools the company ser

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3/31/2008

School Workers Expose Potential Health Risks to Kids, Lack of Oversight of For-Profit School Contractor
Janitors and food service workers at Aramark Corp. testified at a public hearing Saturday that food shortages, unhealthy food, and unsantitary practices are all too common at area public schools the company services.

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2/23/2008

Press Contact

For all Press Inquiries,
please call or e-mail:
Erica Hade
(312) 233-8789
HadeE@seiu1.org