Political Victories

June Primary Election Results

Election Update: SEIU Wins Major Victories, Defeating Prop. 98 and Helping Scores of Working-Family-Friendly Candidates Advance.

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SEIU Wins Major Victories, Defeating Prop. 98

In the June primary election, SEIU helped defeat the dangerous and deceptive Prop. 98, which would have gutted rent control and environmental laws and made it nearly impossible to build public works, by a 61% (No) - 39% (Yes) margin. We also helped pass real homeowner protection, Prop. 99, in a 62.5% (Yes) - 37.5% (No) vote.

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Liz Morris and Measure I Pass With Endorsement of SEIU Workers

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SEIU Members Lobby at State Capital

SEIU Members Visit Capital for Quality Health Care.
Thousands of SEIU and community members from throughout California visited the State capital this year to help push through a health care bill that will aid working families. Thanks to their efforts and broad-based community support, the health bill (AB 8) was passed by the California Senate and Assembly last month. If it becomes law, it will extend health coverage to 3.4 million working people who do not have health insurance.

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Passage of AB 1164

Bill improves parents' access to affordable, quality child care.
On September 11, 2007, the legislature passed a bill to give 90,000 child care providers a voice to improve their profession by passing AB 1164. The bill is on the governor's desk and parents, providers and small business owners are urging Gov. Schwarzenegger to sign it.

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