Illinois Do you drive Uber or Lyft in Chicago and want to learn more about unionizing for better pay and benefits? LEARN MORE HERE Latest News/Updates: Featured August 28, 2025 Chicago Tribune: ‘It’s like a slap in the face’: Laid off CPS custodians frustrated, worried about future August 28, 2025 Read more → August 28, 2025 August 27, 2025 SEIU Local 1 Essential Security Officers and Residential Door Staff in Chicago Rally and Hold Press Conference Downtown for Fair Contracts August 27, 2025 Read more → August 27, 2025 August 18, 2025 First Day of School, Fewer Custodians – Workers Rallied Outside Flagship High School Against Devastating Chicago Public School Cuts August 18, 2025 Read more → August 18, 2025 October 29, 2024 Statement from SEIU Local 1 President Genie Kastrup on Racist Remarks Made at Trump Rally October 29, 2024 Read more → October 29, 2024 April 6, 2024 SEIU Local 1 Chicagoland Commercial Janitors Ratify New Contracts Covering 8,000 Members – Best Contracts in Union History April 6, 2024 Read more → April 6, 2024 March 15, 2024 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 March 15, 2024 Read more → March 15, 2024 October 11, 2023 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 October 11, 2023 Read more → October 11, 2023 March 28, 2023 Chicago Public School Custodians Speak Out Against Former CPS CEO and Mayoral Candidate Paul Vallas March 28, 2023 Read more → March 28, 2023 March 1, 2023 SEIU Local 1 Elects Working Family Champions to Chicago City Council March 1, 2023 Read more → March 1, 2023 November 23, 2022 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 November 23, 2022 Read more → November 23, 2022
