Service Employees International Union Illinois Council Endorses Foster
Geneva, IL-- Today the campaign of Bill Foster for Congress announced the second major union to support Foster with the backing of the SEIU Illinois Council.
"Working families in Illinois are tired of Washington not focusing on their problems like affordable health care and jobs. It's time for a change and we need to send someone new to Washington. As a scientist and a businessman, Bill Foster has spent a lifetime creating jobs, innovating to solve tough problems and getting things done. He is ready to get to work for working families in Illinois," said Tom Balanoff, President SEIU Illinois Council.
Foster was thrilled at the support of his second major union endorsement.
"I'm proud to have the support of the SEIU Illinois Council. They know firsthand the struggles of Illinois families. Health care costs are skyrocketing, gas prices are out of control, and wages are falling behind. I'll work every day to make this economy start working for middle class families once again," said Foster.
SEIU Illinois Council joins the more than 165,000 members of SEIU who power a wide range of Illinois industries and services and who contribute daily to the region's economy and to the well-being of state residents. Representing workers in healthcare, the public sector, building services, and child care, the Council is widely regarded as the most ardent champion of working people in Illinois.