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Haitian Relief Efforts in Boston

SEIU 615 is working with 1199SEIU to provide direct assistance to all members of the Boston Haitian community. Right now we are directing all members in need of help locating family members to the 1199SEIU offices at 150 Mount Vernon Street, where they are hosting an all day service center. For directions and contact information for 1199SEIU, please read the full announcement.

We will also be convening a meeting for all members of SEIU 615 within the coming week. For any information regarding what your local is doing, please call Ben Kuss at 617-878-7520 or Martin Tshitala at 617-878-7486.

There are many opportunities to donate your time and money to the Haitian Relief Effort in Boston.

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Martha Coakley visits Local 615

Marth Coakley joins SEIU Local 615 leaders from around New England at the Local's annual Leadership Assembly. Read the press coverage:

MIT steward, Ruth McKenzie, is quoted in this NECN article!

The Boston Herald

 

Strike at Logan!

On December 31, over 100 janitors who clean planes at Logan Airport struck in protest of Aramark's refusal to negotiate a contract that includes fair wages, sick pay, and health benefits. The Aramark janitors earn between $8 and $9 per hour, while cleaners employed by Massport earn about $14 an hour. 

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Protest Leads to Arrest of 11 in Newton

Police arrested 11 people on trespassing charges during a protest in front of Massachusetts branch of health insurance giant CIGNA's office in Newton.  The 11 were among more than 75 activists who staged a protest claiming that CIGNA does not provide adequate care to its patients and that the company is using its money to lobby against health care reform in Washington. 

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3,000 Rally for Health Care Reform on Boston Common

Monday, 9/7/09 - More than 1,000 people rallied on Boston Common, shouting slogans and holding aloft banners demanding "reform now" in a show of force supporting President Obama's push to overhaul health care.  In a refrain that echoed across the grassy lawn, the crowd chanted: "What do we want? Health Care Reform! When do you want it? Now!"  Members of the crowd said they wanted to push back against vocal opposition to reform as Obama gears up for a major health care address to Congress on Wednesday. 
VIDEO: SEIU Local 615 Rallies at Boston Common for Healthcare Reform

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Save Our Jobs

On January 1st of this year 1200 security officers in Boston and Cambridge won their first union contract. For these officers their contract represents the hope for a better life for them and their families.  32 officers who protect the old John Hancock building and 601 Congress Street were given notice that a new company, a non-union company, will be taking over on October 3rd.

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SEIU Honors Senator Ted Kennedy

Remembering "the Lion in the Senate"
In 2002, Senator Ted Kennedy walked the picket lines, held a press conference, and rallied public support for 10,000 Massachusetts janitors fighting in their first contract.  His dedication and continued presence throughout the long negotiations helped some of the Massachusetts hardest-working and most underpaid workers win a livable wage and access to healthcare.  "From the fight for decent wages and benefits to his pioneering work on healtcare and immigration reform, Kennedy was there, always championing the little guy, "recalled Rocio Saenz, President of SEIU Local 615 in Boston and Vice President of SEIU International.

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