SEIU LOCAL 1 & 2 Benefit Trust
Trustees :
Local 2: John Cunningham (Chair)
Local 1: Sharleen Stewart, Manny Carvalho, Ched Zivic
February of 2006 saw the establishment of the new SEIU Local 1 & 2 Benefit Trust. This was the culmination of some very hard work by the Leadership of both Local’s and their members who have recognized the need for such a Trust. This is a culture change for most workplaces, which must be properly approached at the negotiating table.
The Benefit Trust is a great negotiating tool with features such as, less administration that makes it a win-win for employers and members alike, and can be a partial answer to escalating benefit cost. Members have realized we need to begin to administrate and effect the direction of our own benefits.
Our first Local 2 member’s went into the Trust on September 1, 2006, with many other workplaces to follow.