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 Aug 28, 2025 Chicago Tribune: ‘It’s like a slap in the face’: Laid off CPS custodians frustrated, worried about future Aug 28, 2025 Read More → Aug 28, 2025 Aug 27, 2025 SEIU Local 1 Essential Security Officers and Residential Door Staff in Chicago Rally and Hold Press Conference Downtown for Fair Contracts Aug 27, 2025 Read More → Aug 27, 2025 Aug 18, 2025 First Day of School, Fewer Custodians – Workers Rallied Outside Flagship High School Against Devastating Chicago Public School Cuts Aug 18, 2025 Read More → Aug 18, 2025 Oct 29, 2024 Statement from SEIU Local 1 President Genie Kastrup on Racist Remarks Made at Trump Rally Oct 29, 2024 Read More → Oct 29, 2024 Apr 6, 2024 SEIU Local 1 Chicagoland Commercial Janitors Ratify New Contracts Covering 8,000 Members – Best Contracts in Union History Apr 6, 2024 Read More → Apr 6, 2024 Mar 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 Mar 15, 2024 Read More → Mar 15, 2024 Oct 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 Oct 11, 2023 Read More → Oct 11, 2023 Mar 28, 2023 Chicago Public School Custodians Speak Out Against Former CPS CEO and Mayoral Candidate Paul Vallas Mar 28, 2023 Read More → Mar 28, 2023 Mar 1, 2023 SEIU Local 1 Elects Working Family Champions to Chicago City Council Mar 1, 2023 Read More → Mar 1, 2023 Nov 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 Nov 23, 2022 Read More → Nov 23, 2022