Posts tagged SEIU Local 668
Penn State faculty vote to unionize in one of Pennsylvania’s largest union elections
May 16, 2026 // With the election decided, the next major step will be negotiating a first union contract between Penn State faculty and the university. Organizers say they hope the agreement will address workplace conditions, faculty voice in governance and support for the university’s academic mission. SEIU Local 668 represents about 25,000 public-sector workers across Pennsylvania’s 67 counties. This comes as the university moves forward with plans to close several branch campuses, including Penn State York and Penn State Mont Alto.
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks in Philadelphia at union leaders’ meeting
June 8, 2023 // Henry and Verrett introduced Harris by highlighting her lived experience as a woman of color and her track record of supporting unions and workers. “She's joined fast food workers on the picket lines, she's joined striking home care workers, and she's been to South Carolina with hospital workers, and the list goes on and on and on,” Verrett said. “Her street cred is real.” Harris, the chair of the White House Task Force on Worker Organizing and Empowerment, highlighted the recent accomplishments of local unions and thanked workers for their efforts.
‘Right to Organize’ Amendment Violates Constitution
May 19, 2023 //