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October-November 2018 OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2018 OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2018 SECURITY OFFICERS CALL FOR QUALITY, LIFTING VOICES WITH VOTES AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE is a council of With the Political Committee’s guidance, our executive The SEIU6 Political Committee Officer Ricky Luther has worked with Star Protection But now she’s married, members who interview candidates and make board has endorsed a record number of 60 candidates for the last two and a half years. For the last eight and her husband doesn’t endorsement recommendations to the executive running for office. years, he’s also managed his epilepsy. have employer-provided board. healthcare. Their healthcare During the months of September, October, and November, “When people think epileptic seizures, they think of payments would cost about our member-led political team has registered members some drastic, dramatic event,” says Ricky. “It’s not like $240 per paycheck—$480 and their families to vote, identified other voters, and that for me. It’s more of a spatial blank out, or my arm per month—just for both of are making sure they vote in the upcoming election on or face may start spasming.” them to be covered. So they . November 6 had to make tough decisions. Ricky takes medicine to manage The Political Committee is proud to share our SEIU6 Security Officer symptoms—his condition does “I had to take my husband endorsements, included below, with our union sisters and Sara Dutra not affect his work performance, off my insurance because we brothers. Please share these endorsements with your though at one point he did reach simply can’t afford it, on top of rent,” says Sara. friends and family, and urge every voter you know to vote out to his union representative to She and her husband want to start a family, in the November mid-terms! resolve an issue with a supervisor’s but infertility care under her medical insurance understanding of his condition. is prohibitively expensive. They find themselves SEIU6 Political Committee with 30th LD Candidate Kristine If you have any questions, please contact Political SEIU6 Security Officer wondering, if they can’t even afford the medication Reeves. The Political Committee interviews candidates to Director Mauricio Ayon at 206-448-7348. Ricky Luther find who will fight for working families! “I’m lucky I’m just one individual. for fertility treatment, how could they afford a My medicine is affordable.But there’s a big price jump child’s healthcare? from individual to family coverage. A few officers at SEIU6 Endorsements: Nov 6 Mid-Term Elections my site have others to cover. One guy works as much “We’re first responders. We shouldn’t have to worry YES on I-1631 38th Legislative District overtime as possible just to make ends meet and make about taking care of ourselves and our family 23rd Legislative District Mike Sells - State Representative, Pos. 2 YES on I-940 Sherry Appleton – State Representative, Pos. 1 sure his family has healthcare.” without going broke. We work too hard to live like John McCoy – State Senate that.” 3rd Congressional District 25th Legislative District Carolyn Long Brian Duthie - State Representative, Pos. 1 39th Legislative District That’s the position that Officer Sara Dutra and her Ivan Lewis – State Representative, Pos. 1 5th Congressional District 26th Legislative District husband find themselves in. Sara has worked for Do you have a healthcare story to tell? Are you Lisa Brown Emily Randall - State Senator 40th Legislative District Allied Universal since 2016. When she was single, she ready to join the fight for affordable healthcare for 7th Congressional District 27th Legislative District Jeff Morris - State Representative, Pos. 1 could afford healthcare coverage. security officers? Call Bryce at (206) 669-4954. Pramila Jayapal Laurie Jinkins - State Representative, Pos. 1 Jake Fey - State Representative, Pos. 2 41st Legislative District 8th Congressional District My-Linh Thai - State Representative, Pos. 2 Dr. Kim Schrier 28th Legislative District •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Mari Leavitt - State Representative, Pos. 1 42nd Legislative District CALLING ALL JANITORS: 3rd Legislative District Christine Kilduff - State Representative, Pos. 2 Justin Boneau - State Representative, Pos. 1 Timm Ormsby - State Representative, Pos. 2 29th Legislative District Sharon Shewmake - State Representative, Pos. 2 Melanie Morgan - State Representative, Pos. 1 PARTICIPATE IN THE WORKLOAD STUDY! 5th Legislative District 43rd Legislative District Bill Ramos - State Representative, Pos. 1 30th Legislative District Nicole Macri - State Representative, Pos. 1 SEIU6 janitors, researchers want to hear from you! "We need to be united and Lisa Callan - State Representative, Pos. 2 Mike Pellicciotti - State Representative, Pos. 1 Frank Chopp - State Representative, Pos. 2 Kristine M. Reeves - State Representative, Pos. 2 The janitorial workload study is being conducted by speak out. They put a lot 6th Legislative District Claire Wilson – State Senate 44th Legislative District Safety & Health Assessment & Research for Prevention on our backs and we don’t Dave Wilson - State Representative, Pos. 2 John Lovick - State Representative, Pos. 1 31st Legislative District Jared Mead - State Representative, Pos. 2 (SHARP), an occupational research group at Labor and talk because we are scared 11th Legislative District Victoria Mena - State Representative, Pos. 1 Steve Hobbs - State Senator Industries. Zack Hudgins - State Representative, Pos. 1 Immaculate Ferreria - State Senator of losing our jobs. But we Steve Bergquist - State Representative, Pos. 2 33rd Legislative District 46th Legislative District need to be strong and Tina Orwall - State Representative, Pos. 1 Gerry Pollet – State Representative, Pos. 1 Will you participate? Visit this website and fill out 17th Legislative District Mia Su-Ling Gregerson - State Representative, Pos. 2 Javier Valdez – State Representative, Pos. 2 the questionnaire: speak up.” Tanisha Harris - State Representative, Pos. 1 Karen Keiser - State Senator David Frockt – State Senate —Lizeth Jauregui, 18th Legislative District 34th Legislative District 47th Legislative District www.Lni.wa.gov/SHARP/janitors SEIU6 Janitor Kathy Gillespie – State Representative, Pos. 2 Eileen Cody - State Representative, Pos. 1 Debra Entenman - State Representative, Pos. 1 Joe Fitzgibbon - State Representative, Pos. 2 Pat Sullivan - State Representative, Pos. 2 21st Legislative District Joe Nguyen - State Senator Mona Das - State Senator or call 1-888-667-4277 Strom Peterson – State Representative, Pos. 1 35th Legislative District Lillian Ortiz-Self – State Representative, Pos 2 Irene Bowling – State Senate 48th Legislative District Marko Liias – State Senate Patty Kuderer - State Senator 36th Legislative District Noel Christina Frame - State Representative, Pos. 1 SEIU6 EVENTS 22nd Legislative District 49th Legislative District Visit our website at www.seiu6.org for a list of member events! Laurie Dolan – State Representative, Pos 1. 37th Legislative District Sharon Wylie – State Representative, Pos. 1 Beth Doglio – State Representatve, Pos. 2 Rebecca Saldaña - State Senator Monica Stonier – State Representative, Pos. 2 New member orientation (all are welcome!) • Labor management training • Political committee • and more! SEIU6 Property Services NW | 3720 Airport Way S, Seattle, WA 98134 | 206.448.7348 | www.SEIU6.org opeiu8/afl-cio SEIU6 Property Services NW | 3720 Airport Way S, Seattle, WA 98134 | 206.448.7348 | www.SEIU6.org opeiu8/afl-cio OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2018 SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL NO. 6 PO BOX 3716 SEATTLE WA 98124 www.seiu6.org @SEIU6 RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED News at 6 @SEIU6 Word from Our Union QUALITY HEALTHCARE IS KEY SPEAKING OUT FOR QUALITY FOR WORKING FAMILIES HEALTHCARE AT SEA-TAC A MESSAGE FROM OUR PRESIDENT, “When I hurt my shoulder in SERGIO SALINAS March, I didn’t know what to do without insurance. I On October 2, our union family—black, white, and just waited and hoped it brown—gathered at Sea-Tac airport to make a would get better, but I still public statement: that airport workers need quality feel my injury today. All of healthcare, now. us workers take care of the airport, but we need to take We stood together at Sea-Tac to win the first $15 care of our health, too. Then minimum wage in the nation, and again when our we’ll be more equal, and we can focus on the big airport workers fought for—and won —a strong new picture of how we work together. Good healthcare contract over the summer. But now, it’s becoming for us will have a positive impact on our employers, clearer that healthcare costs make it difficult for the passengers, and the Port.” airport workers to make ends meet. —Farah Amin, Sea-Tac passenger services worker OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2018 Many of our sisters and brothers at Sea-Tac “Two years ago when I had thyroid surgery, I paid can’t afford the expensive healthcare plans their www.seiu6.org employers offer. Some workers would have to pay everything out of pocket. It $400-$500/month to insure family members— cost well over $2,000. With @SEIU6 that’s not affordable. Too many of our sisters and other bills and expenses, it took me one year of monthly @SEIU6 brothers are going without insurance, and too many are burdened by medical debt. payments to finally pay down News at 6 my medical debt from the Word from Our Union Congressman Adam Smith made a statement in surgery. I need healthcare support of healthcare for airport workers. I agree coverage so I can be treated without worrying about with him: sinking deeper into medical debt.” —Abeba Zemou, The SEIU6 Political Committee Wants You to VOTE! Sea-Tac passenger services worker Read about our November 6 Election endorsements inside. “As the son of a baggage handler at Sea-Tac airport, “It’s important that we vote to look out for people who I saw the economic opportunity my father’s union job created for my family. Working families should don’t have a voice because they may not be citizens not have to choose between buying groceries and yet.”—Kao Saechao paying for medication.
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