As we wrap up 2025, we're excited to share another Local 509 contract victory! Lesley University adjuncts organized and stood united to win a strong contract. Check out some of their wins below! 🎉

❄️ Happy Holidays from your union family! We wish you and your loved ones a safe holiday season and a happy new year.

☕ Over the weekend, SEIU 509 joined striking baristas on the picket line! Solidarity with @sbworkersunited.org fighting for a fair contract. Pledge your support here: www.nocontractnocoffee.org

This past June, @simmonsuniversity.bsky.social adjuncts won their union with SEIU 509! Yesterday, as part of their fight for their first union contract, they delivered 100 holiday cards from students and supporters to the President, calling for fair wages, job security, & expanded benefits.

Local 509 was proud to name our union hall in honor of Jon Grossman, a true labor giant who has held many different roles at our local for decades. Jon has been an incredible mentor to so many of us. 💜💛 (1/2)

Happy Hanukkah to our union families who are celebrating December 14 - 22! 🕎

Federal workers refused to stay silent and WON. The Protect America’s Workforce Act is moving forward because workers organized, built a working majority, and forced Congress to act. WORKER POWER MADE THIS HAPPEN. 🎉

Federal workers are the front line of our democracy. If politicians can take away their rights today, they can take away any worker’s rights tomorrow. Tell Congress: Protect federal workers. Protect ALL workers. seiu.co/protect

Wondering how Fair Share funding is being spent? Here's your 2025 Paid for by Fair Share Wrapped.

In a rare moment of contracts aligning (and bosses failing to offer fair raises for over a year), both Lesley full-time and adjunct faculty are bargaining at the same time. Hierarchies of faculty are administrative shams. Solidarity is the only way anyone wins.

✊ Today, Lesley University faculty and students marched on the president to deliver a petition signed by over 500 supporters, including a supermajority of faculty, demanding a fair contract for CORE faculty and adjuncts!

✊ We’re proud to have joined our Protecting Massachusetts Communities (PMC) coalition partners yesterday in testifying at the State House. We call on our elected officials to pass legislation to defend immigrant communities from continued attacks. (1/2)

They want to make an example of David Huerta to scare organizers, immigrants, workers, and politicians into silence. But the example he sets is courage – and we stand united in solidarity for #JusticeForDavid

Generation after generation, Native American workers have shown us how to organize, resist, and win. This month, we honor that legacy and stand firm against attacks on equity and representation. The fight continues and our solidarity is unwavering! #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth

It's DAY 12 of our national, open-ended ULP strike. Thousands of baristas in over 65 cities are on strike demanding higher wages, better hours, and an end to union-busting. And we're just getting started 🔥

The shutdown’s over, but the damage is real. Workers went unpaid. Families lost food aid. Healthcare costs are climbing. Thune, Johnson, and Trump’s White House caused this chaos. Working families WON’T FORGET and WE WON’T FORGIVE.🔥🔥

Solidarity with Starbucks workers on STRIKE for what they deserve! ✊

This Veterans Day, let's honor our heroes with more than just words. Our Veterans are owed access to quality healthcare, mental health support, stable housing, and the respect they’ve earned. Real gratitude means action. Let’s stand up for those who’ve served. #VeteransDay

“…But this weak deal is no cause for celebration. Millions of working families of all backgrounds will now see their healthcare costs skyrocket as ACA tax credits expire… We won’t back down until Congress takes action to resolve our healthcare.”- @seiupres.bsky.social full statement: seiu.co/3Jv77Au

November is National Family Caregiver Month, and Local 509 Family Child Care members were honored to receive an award from the Massachusetts Caregiver Coalition for their fight in building a better childcare system that works for all families across the state. Congratulations! 🎉

Together with our labor and community partners in the @raiseupma.bsky.social coalition, we’re calling on elected officials to tap into the state’s rainy day fund and raise revenue to protect and expand essential services for the communities we serve. (1/2)

Thank you, Boston 💜 Thank you to every voter and volunteer, every candidate and campaign for strengthening our democracy. We are the city of champions, beacon for freedom & home for everyone. At a time of challenge and consequence, Boston is going to keep moving forward.

☔ It's pouring! Join us in calling on Gov. Healey & legislative leaders to tap a portion of the rainy day fund this year so that MA can prevent the worst harm from federal cuts to SNAP, Medicaid, education funding, and other critical programs: raiseupma.us/gilti-email #ProtectOurCare #mapoli

🥦🍎🥕SNAP doesn’t just feed families, it strengthens our communities, supporting food banks, grocery stores & the good jobs that keep food on America’s tables. In 2020, it supported nearly 200,000 grocery workers. Hunger doesn’t stop during a shutdown & neither should benefits.

🚨The same lawmakers who refuse to lower healthcare costs for working families are now ready to take food from kids, seniors, and people with disabilities. If this shutdown continues, 42 million people could lose SNAP benefits in November. Unacceptable — full stop.

🚨In rural towns, SNAP is an economic lifeline. Those same communities, already having to travel further for work and medical care, could lose access to affordable food too. This is what happens when politics is prioritized over people. Learn more: seiu.co/4qndZk1 #SNAP #GovernmentShutdown

Today, DCF workers held an informational picket outside the Springfield office while, inside, workers delivered a petition to Commissioner Miller. We’re calling for an immediate stop to the disorganization and opaque process around the dismantling of the ADLU. (1/2)

That’s right! We have more in common with our immigrant neighbors, friends, and coworkers than we do with the billionaires who profit from our hard work and take away our healthcare.

Team 509 joined the #MakePollutersPay campaign this week to demand urgent climate action across the state! Learn more about the campaign here: www.polluterspayma.org

"We, as workers, have a common enemy that is raising prices and keeping our wages down consciously—and it’s not your immigrant neighbor. It is the billionaire who owns your company & probably owns the property that you rent from." -Dave Foley, @seiu509.bsky.social www.thenation.com/article/soci...

Your immigrant neighbor isn’t the reason you can’t afford rent. The billionaire who owns your company AND your building is. Great piece by @seiu509.bsky.social president Dave Foley www.thenation.com/article/soci...

No Thrones. No Crowns. No Kings. Workers rule. Today, union members and working people from all races and places rise together—not to defend broken systems, but to protect each other. Our families. Our futures. Our communities. #NoKings

When politicians and billionaires try to divide working people by scapegoating immigrants, we know exactly who benefits — and it’s NOT everyday people working hard just to make ends meet. (1/2)

"When our member was kidnapped off the streets by ICE, we knew about it before anybody did." This is how unions can play a crucial role in standing up to Trump's war against immigrants.

Join the #MakePollutersPay campaign on October 21 to rally for a climate resilient future and a petition drop-off with elected leaders! More info here: link.seiu509.org/oct-21 📅 Tuesday, October 21 ⏰ 10:00 AM 📍 Statehouse, 24 Beacon St, Boston

ICYMI: Our #ProtectOurCare town halls continue through the month of October. Looking to learn more on how to Stop the Cuts with Corporate Fair Share? There's still time to join us: www.raiseupma.org/town-halls

Today we honor and celebrate the rich and varied cultures and histories of indigenous people, & acknowledge the painful history of violence and colonization that continues to impact indigenous communities. (1/2)

Last night’s #ProtectOurCare town halls in Cambridge and Worcester brought together SEIU 509 members & community allies to demand that mega corporations pay their fair share.

Tinika Dottin, a DTA worker and @seiu509.bsky.social member: “I have so many success stories from people who have benefited from SNAP, from child care.” #mapoli

Calling all Worcester members! On 10/9, you join the fight to make mega corporations pay their fair share in taxes at the @raiseupma.bsky.social #ProtectOurCare Town Hall. Learn about our plan to win & how we can protect essential services in MA! RSVP here: link.seiu509.org/gilti-oct9

Thanks to our partners from @raiseupma.bsky.social and our union siblings with @1199seiu.org, @seiu509.bsky.social, @massteacher.bsky.social, and MNA for turning out today, and to Senators Liz Miranda & Jason Lewis for and Rep. Carlos Gonzalez for always fighting for working people! (3/3)

✊ Today, SEIU 509 joined labor and community partners at the Corporate Fair Share hearing! By demanding that billionaires and mega-corporations pay their fair share, we can ensure we have the resources to #ProtectOurCare.

At the Corporate Fair Share hearing Sen. Liz Miranda: “When we allow large corporations to exploit the tax code, we are not just draining resources from our commonwealth we are deepening racial and economic inequality.” #mapoli

ICYMI: last week, 509 Family Child Care VP Anne spoke at the New Bedford Protect Our Care Town Hall. Anne spoke about the urgent need for Massachusetts to raise revenue in order to protect & expand essential services for families across our state. (1/2)

Team 509 traveled to NYC this past weekend and joined climate activists from across the country for the Make Billionaires Pay March to demand urgent climate action! (1/2)

BREAKING: Workers in the Boston area just WON the 650th Starbucks union election! Starbucks has only gotten worse under the leadership of CEO Brian Niccol. Over 12,000 union workers are using their collective voice to speak out against corporate greed and demand a fair union contract!

SEIU 509 members: ICYMI! 📅 October 18 📍 Hilton Boston Park Plaza Join your fellow union siblings for our 2025 Annual Meeting/Nominating Convention! This is an important time for us to celebrate our victories & organize to build even greater worker power in the coming year.

This week, our elder services members met to discuss advocacy opportunities, ways to get more involved in their chapter, and build union power. We’re stronger together! 💜

Yesterday, SEIU 509 members and allies rallied at the MassHealth Taunton office for dignity and respect on the job! ✊ We’re calling on Undersecretary Mike Levine to address ongoing bullying and retaliation and commit to real improvements for a supportive workplace for all.

This past Saturday, we gathered for our annual Steward Assembly, where Local 509 stewards strategized and discussed how to continue building worker power at our worksites and in our communities. Thank you to all who attended!