For The First Time A Black Woman Has Been Elected President Of The SEIU, America’s Second Largest Union

By Rayna Reid Rayford ·Updated May 24, 2024

For over one hundred years, the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) has been advocating on behalf of their 2 million members, who work in the healthcare, public sector, and property services sector. Now, in 2024, for the first time ever, April Verrett, a Black woman has been elected to lead the union as president.

The news of Verrett’s election was announced on Sunday along with

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