SEIU Local 521
Stronger Together
Five locals (415, 535, 700, 715 and 817) have come together to cover the North Central region by forming one larger, more powerful local. On January 2, 2007, our new local received its charter.
On March 1, our new local came to life with resources from the other legacy unions and staff was hired expressly for their expertise in publicly-funded work.
In the hospitals of Stanford, Lucile Packard and El Camino, Local 715 retained jurisdiction, but worked out an agreement for these members to work more closely with UHW. Stanford University, Santa Clara University and private cemetery workers similarly are receiving services from unions that specialize in their industries.
This marks a new beginning for publicly-funded workers including the over 10,000 homecare workers in Silicon Valley. We will be stronger together. SEIU Local 521 represents more than 52,000 workers. We specialize in homecare in San Mateo and Santa Clara counties and public sector services from the San Francisco Bay Area to the Central Valley. Our mission is to improve the lives of all workers through economic justice.
The Advisory Committee met on October 5-7, 2007 and created a new vision statement for Local 521. Read the vision statement and poems about "Baby 521" >>
View the meeting pictures >> SEIU 521 is part of SEIU, Service Employees International Union.
The Service Employees International Union is 1.9 million working people and 50,000 retirees united to improve services and our communities throughout North America.
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SEIU International >> Our local is also part of
SEIU, California State Council.
Read Local 521's Charter
Provisional Bylaws for Local 521