SEIU union joins forces with AFL-CIO as second Trump term looms
The Service Employees International Union said it is re-joining the AFL-CIO. With the addition of SEIU, membership will expand to 15 million workers.
WASHINGTON — Nearly 20 years after they parted ways, two major unions announced that they’re reuniting just days before President-elect Donald Trump takes office again.
The Service Employees International Union said Wednesday it is re-joining the AFL-CIO, a group comprising 60 affiliated labor unions. With the addition of SEIU, its membership will expand to 15 million workers.
The second Trump administration, which begins in less than two weeks, is expected to take a decidedly different view of labor unions compared with the Biden administration. The leaders of the AFL-CIO and SEIU, however, said the decision to unite was not political.
"The notion that this is political couldn't be further from the truth in terms of the election results," AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler said in an interview.
At the same time, the union leaders said they are prepared to defend workers as Trump enters office. Both unions had endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 race, arguing that Trump’s agenda would be “devastating” and “anti-worker.”
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