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Bay Area security officers united in SEIU Local 24/7 have voted overwhelmingly to approve a ground-breaking, five-year pact with the area’s leading private security firms that covers 4,000 officers and provides higher wages, a family health care plan, and a career ladder.

On Monday, the national citizenship campaign co-led by SEIU announced it has surpassed its goal of helping more than one million eligible immigrants apply for U.S. citizenship in 2007, nearly doubling the total number of applications received in 2006.

Members of SEIU Local 32BJ on Dec. 29th announced a tentative agreement on a new four-year contract covering 26,000 cleaners of 1,500 New York City buildings that provides more than 16 percent in pay increases over the life of the contract, improves the pension benefit for the first time in four years, and maintains fully employer-paid family health care coverage.

The Wall Street Journal looks at how record-high oil prices affect the lives and budgets of five average Americans. Among them is SEIU child care provider Paula Hall, who made headlines in July when she delivered the Democratic radio address.

As part of SEIU’s ongoing efforts to hold private equity buyout firms accountable for the impact of their actions on people’s lives, SEIU on Dec. 17th called on global buyout firm the Carlyle Group to disclose information about the potential health hazards associated with its sewer sludge business Synagro Technologies.

On Dec. 14th, SEIU President Andy Stern held a conference call with top progressive bloggers to discuss the leading economic and social issues facing the nation as we wrap up 2007.

Wackenhut Services, Inc., the mega security company with oversight over numerous U.S. nuclear facilities, yet documented problems in such areas as employee training and working conditions, saw its CEO resign yesterday without public comment.