Health care workers criticize House Republicans for “blatant political stunt”
The Republican led U.S. House of Representatives wasted taxpayer dollars playing a partisan game on Wednesday, when they voted to repeal the Affordable Care Act. It represented the 33rd time Congress...
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Press Release: SEIU Illinois State Council Issues 2012 General Election...
For Immediate Release CONTACT:Bill Perkins, perkinsw@seiuilcouncil.org Scott Vogel scott.vogel@seiuhcil.org (August 3, 2012, CHICAGO) – To advance the cause for economic equality and opportunity, the...
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HEALTHCARE UNION HONORS TEACHERS UNION, COMMUNITY ALLIES FOR DEMONSTRATING...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 18, 2012 CONTACT: Mike Truppa (312) 296-1956 Mike.truppa@seiuhcil.org CHICAGO – In the wake of the Chicago Teachers Union’s announcement...
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Press Release: SEIU Healthcare Illinois Praises State Senate Vote to Allow...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Mike Truppa, Mike.Truppa@seiuhcil.org Scott Vogel, scott.vogel@seiuhcil.org Providing a Path for Undocumented Residents to Obtain Driver’s Licenses and Purchase...
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HCII Press Release: Fate of Seniors ‘In Limbo’ as State’s Home Care Program...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 15, 2013 CONTACT: Mike Truppa, mike.truppa@seiuhcil.org SPRINGFIELD, IL – Illinois’ Community Care Program, which provides home care...
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As Illinois’ Home Care Funding Crisis Continues, State Representative Mike...
(March 26, 2013, Carbondale, IL) – State Representative Mike Bost (R-115th District) chose to spend his morning today cleaning the house for a married couple who are also his constituents: Chauncey,...
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Press Release: SEIU Launches Ad Campaign On Home Care Crisis Jeopardizing...
Ad Blitz Urges Lawmakers to Pass Supplemental Funding for Embattled Community Care Program FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 10, 2013 CONTACT: Mike Truppa, SEIU Healthcare Illinois,...
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UPDATE: Illinois State Senate Passes Emergency Funding Bill to Save Home Care...
Thousands of members came to Springfield to make our voices heard and speak out against budget cuts. Victory! Emergency Funding Bill for Community Care Program Now Moves to Gov. Quinn for Signature...
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On Tax Day, Seniors and Home Care Workers Protest Sears for Abusing Corporate...
Seniors Ask: “Where is Our Lifetime Warranty to Living Independently?” (April 15, 2013, Chicago) — Seniors, community advocates and home care workers held a Tax Day protest outside a Sears store in...
View ArticleAs Home Care Funding Crisis Continues, Seniors Join Faith Leaders to Call On...
(April 11, 2013, Springfield, IL) — Seniors, faith leaders, ministers, and community advocates staged a major rally and prayer circle on the 3rd floor of the State Capitol to call on state lawmakers to...
View ArticleChild Care Providers to Congress: “End the Sequester, Save Head Start Program...
Watch News Coverage: Child Care Providers Demonstrate On Congressman Aaron Schock’s Office in Peoria, Hold Protest in Chicago Wednesday, August 14, 2013: Child care providers and parents demonstrated...
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Chicago’s Home Care Workers To Mark Historic Milestone
30 Years After they Rose Out of Obscurity and Poverty, Chicago Workers, Union Leaders Revisit the Campaign that Transformed the American Labor Movement The anniversary event, featuring panel...
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April Verrett, HCII Executive Vice-President: Corporations Must Report How...
Our very own April Verrett, Executive Vice-President of SEIU HCII, spoke at a press conference and testified before the Illinois House Revenue and Finance Committee about why Illinois’ publicly traded...
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Press Release: Illinois Home Care Workers Respond to Supreme Court Decision...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 1, 2013 CONTACT: Mike.truppa@seiuhcil.org Today the United States Supreme Court announced that it will hear arguments in the case of Harris v. Quinn. The suit seeks to...
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Working Families to Protest Outside of Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) as It...
Member leaders Kevin Holmes (DORS) and Shirley Seals (child care provider) speak at press conf at ADM’s HQ. Home Care Workers, Child Care Providers Call ADM’s Tax Break Agenda Outrageous, and Push...
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Great News! Bill Introduced to Raise Illinois’ Minimum Wage from $8.25 to $10.65
Denise Brown, home care worker, talks about how she manages to get by on poverty wages. (Oct. 23, 2013) — Our state’s minimum wage could be going up soon–more than two dollars an hour! State...
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Trouble for Illinois Congressman Rodney Davis: New Polls Show Public Moved By...
(October 29th, 2013, Springfield, IL) — New Public Policy Polling (PPP) polls of eight congressional districts – including Congressman Rodney Davis (IL-13th District) — commissioned by the Service...
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Member Boot Camps Demand that CEOs of Walgreens, Walmart & McDonald’s Pay...
Protest outside of Walgreens, East St. Louis, Nov. 1, 2013 Low-Wage Workers Call on State Legislators to Enact the ‘Fair Tax’ to Invest in Communities and Protect Vital Services (Nov. 1st, 2013,...
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Hundreds Participate in Civil Disobedience to Escalate Pressure on House...
Message to President Obama: 2 Million, Too Many SEIU Presidents Keith Kelleher of Healthcare Illinois Indiana, and Tom Balanoff of Local 1, Get Arrested In Fight for Common Sense Immigration Reform...
View ArticleMust-Watch Video: How Black Women Create a Progressive Agenda
Progressive black women who vote are essential for putting working family issues front and center on the agenda. Watch this incredible panel discussion by MSNBC host Chris Hayes on Nov. 6th —...
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