Tag: Service Employees International Union (SEIU)

Employers Should Take Note of Recent Spike in Union Organizing Activity

By Sid Lewis, Partner, Jones Walker LLP Aug 1, 2022 Benefits and Compensation

Updated: Aug 1, 2022

In the first quarter of 2022, unions filed more than 550 election petitions in the United States, compared with only 290 in the first quarter of 2021. It’s the largest first-quarter number filed in the past seven years. While part of the increase can be attributed to the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), which has […]

Do as I say, not as I do: SEIU and the ‘Fight for $15’ campaign

By Virginia Employment Law Letter Sep 21, 2016 HR Hero Line

Updated: Jan 7, 2018

by Michael Barnsback What organization funds and organizes a national movement for a $15 minimum wage and increased unionization, but does not pay the people it employs to support the movement $15 an hour and is antagonistic to their joining a union? The answer is  Service Employees International Union (SEIU). On August 12 and 13, […]