SEIU Local 509
@seiu509.bsky.social
At over 23,000 members and growing, SEIU 509 is the union for Massachusetts health and human service workers and educators.
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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.🔥🔥
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.🔥🔥
November 13, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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.🔥🔥
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! ✊
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Solidarity with Starbucks workers on STRIKE for what they deserve! ✊
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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
November 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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
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“…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 10, 2025 at 3:03 PM
“…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! 🎉
November 8, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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)
Email Your Legislator and Urge Them to Support Corporate Fair Share!
Massachusetts loses hundreds of millions of dollars each year to offshore corporate tax dodging — money that would otherwise be supporting local families here in Massachusetts. That’s because billiona...
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November 6, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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)
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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.
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.
November 5, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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.
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.
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☔ 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
November 4, 2025 at 8:07 PM
☔ 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
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🥦🍎🥕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.
Hunger doesn’t stop during a shutdown & neither should benefits.
November 3, 2025 at 9:27 PM
🥦🍎🥕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.
Hunger doesn’t stop during a shutdown & neither should benefits.
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🚨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.
If this shutdown continues, 42 million people could lose SNAP benefits in November.
Unacceptable — full stop.
October 31, 2025 at 12:01 AM
🚨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.
If this shutdown continues, 42 million people could lose SNAP benefits in November.
Unacceptable — full stop.
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🚨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
This is what happens when politics is prioritized over people. Learn more: seiu.co/4qndZk1
#SNAP #GovernmentShutdown
October 29, 2025 at 8:13 PM
🚨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
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)
October 24, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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)
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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.
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)
October 24, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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
October 23, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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
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"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...
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
“We Have a Common Enemy—and It’s Not Your Immigrant Neighbor”
The SEIU’s Dave Foley and Dr. A. Naomi Paik on how worker solidarity can overcome Trump’s war on immigrants.
www.thenation.com
October 22, 2025 at 2:58 PM
"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...
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
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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...
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
“We Have a Common Enemy—and It’s Not Your Immigrant Neighbor”
The SEIU’s Dave Foley and Dr. A. Naomi Paik on how worker solidarity can overcome Trump’s war on immigrants.
www.thenation.com
October 20, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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...
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
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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
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
October 18, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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
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)
October 15, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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)
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"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.
"We Have a Common Enemy--And It's Not Your Immigrant Neighbor"
The SEIU's Dave Foley and Dr. A. Naomi Paik on how worker solidarity can overcome Trump's war on immigrants.
www.thenation.com
October 15, 2025 at 4:26 PM
"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
📅 Tuesday, October 21
⏰ 10:00 AM
📍 Statehouse, 24 Beacon St, Boston
Make Polluters Pay Petition Drop
link.seiu509.org
October 15, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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
📅 Tuesday, October 21
⏰ 10:00 AM
📍 Statehouse, 24 Beacon St, Boston
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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
October 14, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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)
October 13, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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.
October 10, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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.
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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
October 9, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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
Protect Our Care Worcester Town Hall: Stop the Cuts With Corporate Fair Share! · SEIU 509
The problem? Massachusetts is facing massive cuts to healthcare, food assistance programs, and education (to fund Trump's tax cuts for billionaires and big corporations).
Our solution? Protect our c...
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October 6, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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