Who we are
We are SEIU Local 200United, a union of thousands of members who are working people striving for fair and just workplaces and communities. We fight for good wages, healthcare benefits, retirement security, safe jobs, and everything working families need to strive.
We live in New York, Vermont, and Pennsylvania. We work in the public and private sector as janitors, nurses, educators, first responders. We keep public schools, roads, campuses, homes, cemeteries, and companies clean, safe, and productive.
SEIU 200United is a part of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), an organization of two million members united by the belief in the dignity and worth of workers and the services they provide and dedicated to improving the lives of workers and their families and creating a more just and humane society.
being a union member makes a big difference
Together we are winning higher pay, better benefits, job security, and a retirement we can count on. As union members, we have a say in the important decisions that affect our jobs and because we have a voice, we do significantly better than people who aren’t part of a union.
Because we are united in a union, we can negotiate with our employers for better pay, health benefits, paid time off, retirement security, job security, and many other critical issues.
The result is that we make significant improvements in our overall compensation and working conditions and these gains are protected by the union contract we have with our employer.
Without a union, the employer makes all these decisions without any input from the people getting the work done on the frontlines. So it’s no wonder that workers without a union earn less and have fewer benefits than those of us who are union members.