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*'''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.

*'''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 drivers, and child care providers.

*'''Public Services''' – SEIU is the second largest union of [[public service]] employees composed of local and state government workers, public school employees, bus drivers, and child care providers.

*'''Security Services''' – SEIU is the largest security union, representing Securitas Security Services USA, which employs 1,800 security officers at Kaiser medical facilities in five states.<ref>[http://www.standformasecurity.org/pdfs/12-08-08-RatifiedSecurityContract.pdf Ratified Security Contract (PDF)], December 8, 2008.</ref><ref>[http://security.sys-con.com/node/1025682/mobile Union Leaders Misrepresent Facts in Contract Talks for Security Guards], Sys-Con Media, 2008.</ref>

*'''Security Services''' – SEIU is the largest security union, representing Securitas Security Services USA, which employs 1,800 security officers at Kaiser medical facilities in five states.<ref>[http://www.standformasecurity.org/pdfs/12-08-08-RatifiedSecurityContract.pdf Ratified Security Contract (PDF)], December 8, 2008.</ref><ref>[http://security.sys-con.com/node/1025682/mobile Union Leaders Misrepresent Facts in Contract Talks for Security Guards], Sys-Con Media, 2008.</ref> The motto for the SEIU security union is, "Stand for Security," accompanied with their very own SEIU security logo.<ref>[http://www.seiu.org/images/Stand%20for%20Security_sm.jpg Stand for Security], SEIU logo and motto.</ref>

The SEIU is a union that [[Barack Obama]] has made a pledge to help give them more power and strength, and to eventually "Paint the nation purple." Obama's hope for giving the SEIU more power as a civilian army, in his words, is because "We cannot continue to rely on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives we've set. We've got to have a civilian national security force that's just as powerful, just as strong, just as well-funded."<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,543822,00.html Barack Obama's Civilian Army], ''[[Fox News]]'', August 27, 2009.</ref> Obama and the SEIU's most recent move to control more power was seen on February 11, 2010, following an incident in [[Seattle|Seattle's]] Transit Tunnel after security personnel watched a 15 year old girl get beaten and mugged. The SEIU quickly jumped on the opportunity to try and take advantage of a poor 'security' policy by taking over security in general.<ref name=seiulocal6>[http://derekerwin.blogspot.com/2010/02/obamas-seiu-shock-troops-on-patrol.html Obama's SEIU Shock Troops on Patrol], ''A 1-In-100 Blogger'', February 11, 2010.</ref> The ''Seattle Times'' reported, "The Service Employees International Union Local 6 issued a statement Wednesday framing the attack as a reason SEIU should represent the Olympic guards. It already represents Securitas."<ref>Mike Lindblom. [http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2011039499_tunnelcrime11m.html After tunnel beating, Metro wants guards to do more], ''The Seattle Times'', February 10, 2010.</ref> SEIU researcher Emily Sokolski made the following statement.

The SEIU is a union that [[Barack Obama]] has made a pledge to help give them more power and strength, and to eventually "Paint the nation purple." Obama's hope for giving the SEIU more power as a civilian army, in his words, is because "We cannot continue to rely on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives we've set. We've got to have a civilian national security force that's just as powerful, just as strong, just as well-funded."<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,543822,00.html Barack Obama's Civilian Army], ''[[Fox News]]'', August 27, 2009.</ref> Obama and the SEIU's most recent move to control more power was seen on February 11, 2010, following an incident in [[Seattle|Seattle's]] Transit Tunnel after security personnel watched a 15 year old girl get beaten and mugged. The SEIU quickly jumped on the opportunity to try and take advantage of a poor 'security' policy by taking over security in general.<ref name=seiulocal6>[http://derekerwin.blogspot.com/2010/02/obamas-seiu-shock-troops-on-patrol.html Obama's SEIU Shock Troops on Patrol], ''A 1-In-100 Blogger'', February 11, 2010.</ref> The ''Seattle Times'' reported, "The Service Employees International Union Local 6 issued a statement Wednesday framing the attack as a reason SEIU should represent the Olympic guards. It already represents Securitas."<ref>Mike Lindblom. [http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2011039499_tunnelcrime11m.html After tunnel beating, Metro wants guards to do more], ''The Seattle Times'', February 10, 2010.</ref> SEIU researcher Emily Sokolski made the following statement.