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Service Employees International Union

American labor organization
Also known as: SEIU
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  • John Sweeney

    In 1961 he joined the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) as a contract director for New York City Local 32B, and he became president of the local in 1976. Elected president of the SEIU in 1980, he was credited with boosting membership by 75 percent (to more than one million)…

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    In 1961 he joined the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) as a contract director for New York City Local 32B, and he became president of the local in 1976. Elected president of the SEIU in 1980, he was credited with boosting membership by 75 percent (to more than one million)…

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  • Lane Kirkland

    …Sweeney, former president of the Service Employees International Union, which had grown from 626,000 to 1,100,000 members under his leadership.

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    …Sweeney, former president of the Service Employees International Union, which had grown from 626,000 to 1,100,000 members under his leadership.

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