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Family Childcare, News

Last week, the Massachusetts House and Senate passed a budget for the 2025 fiscal year that includes three important wins...

News, Public Sector

Recently, the House filed a supplemental budget for Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) that includes the authorization for our contract as...

News, Public Sector

Whereas the SEIU Local 509 represents nearly 20,2000 human service workers, early childhood educators and higher education professionals let it...

Member Benefits

Each year, our SEIU Local 509 Scholarship Program funds educational scholarship awards for fellow members and their dependents of the Family...

Family Childcare, News

FCC Members: We have successfully ratified our contract! Family child care providers from across the state voted overwhelmingly to ratify...

News, Public Sector

In early May, we reached a tentative agreement on our state contract.  Some highlights from our tentative agreement include: 11%...

Campaign Updates

Local 509 members from across the state showed up strong for our union-wide Lobby Day to fight for better working...

News, Public Sector

Today, Local 509 members held a lunchtime walk-out to show management that we deserve better conditions for the children and...

News, Public Sector

SEIU 509 members at Tewksbury Hospital stood with Massachusetts Nurses Association at an informational picket in Tewksbury! Together, we sent...

News, Public Sector

We are excited to announce that we have reached a tentative agreement on our state contract! Our bargaining team has...

Higher Education, News

“As a union representing thousands of workers across universities in greater Boston, we strongly condemn the wave of criminalization of...

Family Childcare, News

{español sigue} After a year-long negotiation with hundreds of educators engaged and attending bargaining, SEIU Local 509 family child care...

media inquiries

SEIU 509 media staff handles inquiries from journalists on local and national issues affecting income inequality and health and human services. We’re here to connect you with members in our higher education, family childcare, state worker or private sector human services divisions. 

To schedule an interview with SEIU 509 member or to speak with one of our leaders, email nberthetgarcia@seiu509.org