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NES Workers Turn Out in Force to Protect Their Benefits

Some 140 Nashville Electric Service (“N.E.S.”) union members swarmed Metro Council to voice their concerns about the possibility of the company’s budget being subjected to heavy scrutiny by Metro Council, which would have jeopardized union contracts and benefits.

A Hot Campaign Season Comes to a Close

During the dog days of summer, your Union was out and about all across the state to get more pro-labor, pro-working family candidates elected to office all across Tennessee.

SEIU’s “Purple Wave” Rolls Across Nashville!

SEIU’s “Purple Wave” continues to roll across Davidson County, impacting the Metro School Board elections on a near-daily basis. Whether it’s turning out members to candidate forums, phonebanking voters, reaching voters through direct mail, worksite mobilization, or going door-to-door, Local 205’s trained Member Political Organizers and countless Member Volunteers are in the field working to elect the Union’s slate of pro-labor, pro-schools candidates.

SEIU Announces Metro School Board Endorsements

SEIU Local 205 announced a list of candidates endorsed in this year’s Metro school board elections in Nashville on August 7. SEIU endorses William Mason Jr. in District 1, Tim Coleman in District 3, and Lee Limbird in District 9.

SEIU Endorses Mike Stewart for State House District 52!

SEIU Local 205 announced its endorsement of Mike Stewart for Tennessee's House of Representatives in District 52.

Union Member Re-Elected to Metro Benefit Board!

Edna J. Jones, a member of SEIU and employee of Metro Public Works, was handily re-elected to the Benefit Board. Thanks to the efforts of SEIU members across the city, Edna received 59% of the vote in a four-person race, leading to a resounding victory for workers.

Metro General Gets Loan With Help from Union Action

Thanks to political action by your Union, a loan extension for General Hospital was approved by an overwhelming majority of the Metro Council at their meeting on Feb. 19.

Carol Berz Wins Seat on Chattanooga Council!

Thanks to the hard work of your Union co-workers, Carol Berz won the race for the District 6 seat on the Chattanooga City Council.

Union Action Protects Retiree Benefits!

An SEIU-backed bill passed the Metro Council on its third and final reading thanks to the hard work of union activists and retired Metro employees.

SEIU Endorses Carol Berz for Chattanooga Council!

Members from the Chattanooga chapter voted to endorse Carol Berz in her bid to replace Marti Rutherford for the District 6 seat on the City Council.

EFCA Resolution Passes Metro Council!

SEIU took on one of its last political initiatives of the year by urging the Metro Council to pass a resolution in support of the Employee Free Choice Act, also known as “EFCA”. The council resolution, 2007-76, is intended to send a signal to Davidson County’s state and federal lawmakers that workers have the right to organize and to be free from employer intimidation.

Workers Win in Chattanooga Senate Race!

Andy Berke, the candidate that SEIU supported, won election to the state Senate in a landslide victory!

Thanks to the hard work of Chattanooga union activists who went door-to-door and to hundreds of members in the district who cast their votes, Berke was elected with over 63% of the vote against the well-connected son of a former U.S. Senator.

"Feeley Act" Passes, Gives All Chattanooga Employees Due Process

SEIU Local 205 was instrumental in the passage of the so-called “Feeley Act” that passed unanimously at the Chattanooga city council. Sponsored by interim councilman Mike Feeley, this new legislation closes a loophole that has been in the city code for years.

SEIU Forces Chattanooga Official Out of Office!

Some anti-union Chattanooga lawmakers may have won the battle, but at least one of them lost the war—and their job—for taking on SEIU.

Team 221: Secret Weapon from San Diego!

As part of their new "Building A Union, Bridging A Nation" initiative, SEIU Local 221 in San Diego, California officially "adopted" Local 205 as a "sister union". To solidify the new partnership, Local 221 sent six activists to help our local in the Sept. 11 runoff elections in Nashville.

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