Community resources after TPS ruling
On June 25th, the Supreme Court announced the egregious ruling to upend the lives of 350,000 Haitian and 6,000 Syrian families living in the United States with Temporary Protected Status […]
DTA workers fighting back against staff shortages!
DTA workers are fighting back against staff shortages and restrictive staffing policies that make it difficult to serve families by organizing lunchtime pickets across the state. Together, we’re making our […]
Family Child Care educators deliver petition to Governor Healey demanding more funding for child care!
Today, Family Child Care educators delivered a petition with over 1,000 signatures demanding Governor Healey take urgent action and allocate adequate funding for child care workers. Child care educators are […]
Steward Newsletter: June 2026
Check out our June 2026 Public Sector Steward Newsletter here!
Family Child Care Legislative Visit in Lynn
We thank Senator Brendan Crighton and Representative Sean Reid for stopping by Family Child Care member leader Nirma’s daycare program in Lynn to learn about the challenges family care educators […]
CHL Update on Retention Bonuses
Dear members, It’s outrageous that we are facing any uncertainty about the future of our jobs. That there is any question at all about the full retention of our workforce […]
Honoring the life of Janet Bailey, long-time BU member leader & steward
We are deeply saddened by the passing of Janet Bailey, a long-time SEIU 509 adjunct faculty member in the Arts Administration program at BU’s Metropolitan College. She served on all […]
Lesley University Core Faculty Ratify Union Contract, Ending Two Years of Bargaining
Cambridge, MA – This week, 87% of Lesley University Core Faculty members voted to ratify their tentative agreement with Lesley University. For over two years, 82 unionized Core Faculty workers […]
Lesley University Core Faculty Vote to Authorize Strike
Cambridge, MA – Today, unionized core faculty at Lesley University announced that they have voted by an overwhelming majority to authorize their bargaining team to call for a strike. For […]
SEIU 509 statement on latest incidents at Tewksbury State Hospital
“As the union representing human service providers at Tewksbury Hospital, we remain horrified by the ongoing violent incidents that endanger the wellbeing of patients and staff. The most recent incidents […]