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Don't We All Deserve A Chance at the American Dream?

Arletta Pearson

Workers deserve a fair chance to unite with their co-workers for better wages and benefits and a chance to create a better future for their kids.

Help Make Sure All Workers Have the Freedom to Form a Union

Be a Part of the Fight for a Better Future

Bettina Murphy, Security Officer

Bettina Murphy“I talked to other security officers about how much we need to stand together as one.  If we wanted to see things change for security officers and their families, we had to get everyone involved.”

Bettina joined a member brigade and helped win a strong contract for downtown security officers.  She is using the skills she learned to pull together officers to win an even better contract in 2010.


Member organizers gain skills to improve our workplaces and build our strength
A union is only as strong as its members, and Local 1 members are gaining skills that will make a real difference in the lives of co-workers and an investment in the future of our children.

Through the Member Brigade Program, union members take part in leadership training to support workers making improvements in their workplaces and in society.  Not only are members protecting the gains we’ve already made, but they are ensuring we have the power in numbers we need to win more improvements in the future.

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Political Action

SEIU members are building political power and making sure that workers have a voice on the job and in politics. Click here to see how you can get involved.