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The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) is the largest and fastest growing union in North America, focused on uniting workers in key service sectors to improve their lives and the services they provide. The 2 million members united in SEIU across the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico work in three service industry sectors:

Public Services - SEIU is the second largest union of public service employees with 850,000 local and state government workers, public school employees, bus drivers, and child care providers - 49,000 of which joined SEIU in early 2005 in one of the largest union elections in U.S. history.

Property Services - SEIU is the largest property services union, with 225,000 workers who protect and clean commercial and residential office buildings, and is the largest security union, with 50,000 private security officers and public safety personnel.

Health Care - With over 1 million members in the field, including nurses, LPNs, doctors, lab technicians, nursing home workers, home care workers.

SEIU is the nation's most diverse union. Fifty-six percent of SEIU members are women, and some 40 percent people of color. SEIU represents more immigrant workers than any other union in the United States.