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Last week, the Massachusetts House and Senate passed a budget for the 2025 fiscal year that includes three important wins...
Recently, the House filed a supplemental budget for Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) that includes the authorization for our contract as...
Whereas the SEIU Local 509 represents nearly 20,2000 human service workers, early childhood educators and higher education professionals let it...
Each year, our SEIU Local 509 Scholarship Program funds educational scholarship awards for fellow members and their dependents of the Family...
FCC Members: We have successfully ratified our contract! Family child care providers from across the state voted overwhelmingly to ratify...
In early May, we reached a tentative agreement on our state contract. Some highlights from our tentative agreement include: 11%...
Local 509 members from across the state showed up strong for our union-wide Lobby Day to fight for better working...
Today, Local 509 members held a lunchtime walk-out to show management that we deserve better conditions for the children and...
SEIU 509 members at Tewksbury Hospital stood with Massachusetts Nurses Association at an informational picket in Tewksbury! Together, we sent...
We are excited to announce that we have reached a tentative agreement on our state contract! Our bargaining team has...
“As a union representing thousands of workers across universities in greater Boston, we strongly condemn the wave of criminalization of...
{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