Political Action
Posted by
Local 509
on
November 18, 2012
Congratulations to Joe Kennedy, Elizabeth Warren, Jim O’Day, and all of the other pro-worker candidates that SEIU Local 509 members and all of our other labor sisters and brothers worked so hard to elect! But our work isn’t done yet: now …
Posted by
Local 509
on
November 7, 2012
In light of the impending storm, the November 2012 Local 509 COPE scheduled for November 7, 2012 has been cancelled
Posted by
Local 509
on
October 17, 2012
Every election year is important, but this year we have a lot of competitive races that are going to be very close. We need to make sure folks like Elizabeth Warren are being elected to fight for the middle class …
Posted by
Local 509
on
October 17, 2012
By electing candidates who share our pro-worker values, we can ensure that union members have a voice in our state and nation’s government, Click here to see the list of endorsed candidates in your area.
Posted by
Local 509
on
September 12, 2012
On September 5th, DCF social workers in Salem met with Senate Minority Leader Bruce Tarr (R-Gloucester) to thank him for his support of their Group 2 legislation and to talk about other important issues for human service workers in Massachusetts.
Posted by
Local 509
on
June 21, 2012
The House and the Senate have both passed their state budgets for the upcoming year, but before the budget goes to Governor Patrick’s desk, the differences between the House and Senate versions need to be worked out. There are a …
Posted by
Local 509
on
June 18, 2012
In order to evaluate candidates for public office in Massachusetts, Local 509 members have been participating in a series of candidate forums across the state. These forums give members a chance to ask candidates for State House and Senate offices …
Posted by
Local 509
on
February 9, 2012
We’re excited to announce that today the SEIU State Council voted to endorse Elizabeth Warren in the race for US Senate.
Posted by
Local 509
on
February 8, 2012
On Saturday, February 4th, hundreds of SEIU members from across the state came together to hear from candidates for one of Massachusetts’s US Senate seats that’s up for election in 2012. During the event, members were given the opportunity to …
Posted by
Local 509
on
January 11, 2012
Save the Date for the US Senate Candidates Forum! This is your chance to meet and evaluate the candidates to represent Massachusetts in the US Senate. Your input is critical to our union’s endorsement decision! REGISTER HERE Saturday, February 4, 2012 …
Posted by
Local 509
on
November 28, 2011
Members of SEIU Local 509, the Massachusetts Human Service Workers Union, are proud to announce that State Representative Pat Haddad (D-Somerset) has been recognized as their 2011 Legislator of the Year.
The annual award is presented to a legislator who goes above and beyond in advocating for the welfare of human service workers and the many individuals that they care for across the state. Human service workers look after many of the Commonwealth’s most vulnerable citizens, and often provide those individuals with the ability to live an independent and safe life in their communities.
Posted by
Local 509
on
November 23, 2011
On Nov. 15th, the House and the Senate approved major changes to Massachusetts’ pension laws. Throughout the process, Local 509 worked in coalition with other public employee unions to minimize the impact on current and future members. We were largely successful in preventing cuts in benefits to current members and somewhat successful in stopping deeper cuts to future members.
Posted by
Local 509
on
November 1, 2011
Last week, the Massachusetts Legislature passed and The Governor signed a Supplemental Budget, which included the creation of the Quality Care Fund. The Quality Care Fund has been a legislative priority for Local 509 for the last few years, and …
