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| − | The '''Service Employees International Union''' (SEIU) is a [[liberal]] organization with 1.9 million members in the [[United States of America|United States]], [[Canada]], and [[Puerto Rico]]. The SEIU says they are "dedicated to improving the lives of [[worker]]s and their [[family|families]] and creating a more just and [[humane]] [[society]]". The SEIU represents four [[service industry]] “divisions”: | + | The '''Service Employees International Union''' (SEIU) is a [[liberal]] organization with 1.9 million members in the [[United States of America|United States]], [[Canada]], and [[Puerto Rico]]. The SEIU says they are "dedicated to improving the lives of [[worker]]s and their [[family|families]] and creating a more just and [[humane]] [[society]]". The SEIU represents four [[service industry]] "divisions": |
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| − | *'''Hospital Systems''' – SEIU is the largest [[labor union|union]] of [[health care]] workers in the US. The [[hospital]] systems division represents [[caregiver]]s and hospital [[employee]]s, including [[nurse]]s and [[doctor]]s in [[public]], [[private]], and [[non-profit]] [[medical]] [[institution]]s. | + | *'''[[Hospital]] Systems''' – SEIU is the largest [[labor union|union]] of [[health care]] workers in the US. The [[hospital]] systems division represents caregivers and hospital employees, including [[nurse]]s and [[doctor]]s in [[public]], [[private]], and [[non-profit]] [[medical]] institutions. |
| − | *'''Long-Term Care''' – SEIU is the largest union of [[long-term care]] workers in the US. These are [[home care]] and [[nursing home]] workers who provide services in both [[facility]] and private home settings for [[senior]]s and the [[disabled]]. | + | *'''Long-Term Care''' – SEIU is the largest union of long-term care workers in the US. These are home care and [[nursing home]] workers who provide services in both [[facility]] and private home settings for [[seniors]] and the disabled. |
| | *'''Public Services''' – SEIU is the second largest union of [[public service]] employees composed of [[local]] and [[state]] [[government]] workers, [[public school]] employees, [[bus driver]]s, and [[child care]] [[provider]]s. | | *'''Public Services''' – SEIU is the second largest union of [[public service]] employees composed of [[local]] and [[state]] [[government]] workers, [[public school]] employees, [[bus driver]]s, and [[child care]] [[provider]]s. |
| − | *'''Property Services''' – SEIU is the largest [[property services]] union, with workers who protect and clean [[commercial]] and [[residential]] [[office]] [[building]]s, and is the largest [[security]] union, with private security [[officer]]s and [[public safety]] [[personnel]]. <ref>http://www.seiu.org/about/fast_facts/index.cfm</ref> | + | *'''Property Services''' – SEIU is the largest property services union, with workers who protect and clean [[commercial]] and [[residential]] [[office]] [[building]]s, and is the largest [[security]] union, with private security [[officer]]s and [[public safety]] personnel.<ref>http://www.seiu.org/about/fast_facts/index.cfm</ref> |
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| − | The SEIU participates in the [[Americans Against Escalation in Iraq]] [[coalition]]. <ref>http://www.noiraqescalation.org/about/</ref> | + | The SEIU participates in the [[Americans Against Escalation in Iraq]] [[coalition]].<ref>http://www.noiraqescalation.org/about/</ref> |
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