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SEIU Local 1 Janitors Urge Sherwin-Williams to Choose Cleveland’s Working Families Over Profit
Joined by the North Shore Federation of Labor AFL-CIO and Community Allies, Local 1 Janitors urged Sherwin-Williams to do the right thing and save their jobs.

SEIU Illinois State Council Endorses Progressive Candidate Marie Newman for Congress
SEIU Illinois State Council Endorses Marie Newman for the 3rd Congressional District.

St. Louis Board of Aldermen Passes Resolution in Support of $15 Wage for 2,100 SEIU Local 1 Janitors
Local 1 janitors got the support of St. Louis City leaders as they fight for $15, a strong new contract and 3

750 Columbus Janitors Win a Historic New Contract With Better Benefits and A Total New Income of $ 4.8 Million into the Local Economy
Columbus janitors ratified historic new contract with One Columbus campaign - a City that works for ALL!

SEIU Local 1 Janitors Launch Inspiring ‘One Columbus’ Campaign to Fight for Better Pay and Dignity on the Job

Unions Build the Working Class – Lets Support Them and Their Fight
Six years later, more people have begun to galvanize around a $15 minimum wage as well, but we sometimes forget the people pushing, organizing and sustaining that early movement were unions and workers who know the value of union representation.

National Support for Striking Downtown Detroit SecurAmerica Security Officers Continues to Grow with Backing from 2020 Presidential Candidates
In June, downtown Detroit security officers walked off the job in an unfair labor practice strike.
SEIU Local 1 Endorses Green New Deal
The janitors, custodians, airport workers, security officers and other working people of Local 1 urge elected leaders to take swift, bold action on climate change.

JJC Food Service Cuts Would Make Simulated Poverty a Reality
Let’s not make poverty a reality at Joliet Junior College. The college, and our entire region, can do better for working families.
500 Downtown Cleveland Janitors Win Historic New Contract!
New contract includes a 25% wage hike, which will pump $7.5 million into Cleveland's working-class neighborhoods