SEIU Local 500

05/30/2026

Recently, SEIU 500 leader and English Composition Assistant, Chris Campbell, spoke with the press about the critical role he serves and the devastating impact these proposed cuts would have.

After 12 years serving students at Quince Orchard High School, Chris is now facing a possible layoff.

As Chris said: “There isn’t a job on that list that is non-essential.”

English Composition Assistants play a critical role in helping students strengthen their reading, writing, communication, and academic skills every single day. They analyze learning data, improve student writing and reading skills, support college essays, and provide vital support in classrooms with students who have varying levels of English proficiency.

These dedicated support staff are not extras — they are essential.

Cutting English Composition Assistants means less support for students, more strain on educators, and fewer opportunities for student success.

We call on the Board of Education to reject cuts to these vital positions and find another way forward.

Cut things — NOT people. ✊🏽📚 Montgomery County Public Schools

05/28/2026

🚨Endorsement Alert🚨

Delegate Adrian Boafo has led on labor policies in the Maryland House of Delegates on increasing wages and providing workplace protections for Maryland's workers. His previous experience working as a staff member in Congress and his support from Maryland's leaders display confidence in his ability to deliver on key labor policies. He has committed to passing the PRO Act in Congress to strengthen the rights of workers to form unions and collectively bargain in the United States of America. SEIU 500 members are proud to endorse him for Congress in Maryland's 5th District.

05/28/2026

🚨Endorsement Alert🚨

As a SEIU 500 member, they represent the best of our membership in stepping up to run for the House of Delegates and being a voice for labor. Lydia X. Z. Brown - Autistic Hoya's perspectives on the needs of working families and marginalized communities are near and dear to the hearts of our members. Addressing the needs for affordability, jobs, and how our members provide the best future for their families are all key parts of their platform and why our members are endorsing them for the Maryland House of Delegates.

05/28/2026

SEIU 500 members Rina Chaves and Walter Marroquín, who serve as Emergent Multilingual Therapeutic Counselors, spoke to Univision about the critical work they do every day supporting immigrant students, newly arrived families, and multilingual learners. Cutting these positions would have devastating consequences for some of our most vulnerable students and families. We urge the Montgomery County Board of Education to reject these harmful cuts.

Thank you, Rina and Walter, for sharing your stories and advocating for students and families.

Cut things — NOT people. ✊🏽📚
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Los miembros de SEIU 500, Rina Chaves y Walter Marroquín, quienes se desempeñan como Consejeros Terapéuticos para Estudiantes Multilingües Emergentes, hablaron con Univision sobre el trabajo fundamental que realizan todos los días apoyando a estudiantes inmigrantes, familias recién llegadas y estudiantes multilingües. Eliminar estos puestos tendría consecuencias devastadoras para algunos de nuestros estudiantes y familias más vulnerables. Instamos a la Junta de Educación del Condado de Montgomery a rechazar estos recortes perjudiciales.

Gracias, Rina y Walter, por compartir sus historias y defender a los estudiantes y las familias.

Recorten cosas — NO personas.

SEIU Montgomery County Public Schools

Trabajadores y estudiantes del condado de Montgomery advierten que los recortes presupuestarios podrían afectar especialmente a alumnos inmigrantes y recién llegados a EEUU que dependen de apoyo emocional, traducción y orientación escolar. Entre las posibles medidas está la eliminación de 425 ...

05/27/2026

SEIU 500 is in the news again! 📰

Yesterday’s bill signing ceremony made the front page as Governor Moore signed legislation expanding access to the Maryland scholarship program — creating more opportunities for children and working families across our state.

We are proud that Travis B. Simon, Executive Director of SEIU 500, joined Governor Moore and advocates from across Maryland for this important moment.

This is what advocacy looks like. This is what happens when we fight together. ✊🏽

SEIU Governor Wes Moore Wes Moore

05/27/2026

We wanted to share a few more photos from today’s press conference as SEIU 500 members, leaders, and allies came together to send a clear message: our communities and elections are not for sale.

A special thank you to Will Jawando for standing with working families and continuing to fight for our members and all of Montgomery County.

Thank you to everyone who joined us and stood together for working families. ✊🏽

SEIU

05/27/2026

Today, SEIU 500 President Pia Morrison spoke out loud and clear: Montgomery County elections belong to Montgomery County voters — not out-of-state corporate interests trying to buy influence and mislead our communities.

No amount of outside money can erase the truth or hide the records of those who have consistently stood with working people.

Voters are smarter than that. They see through the noise, the attacks, and the misinformation.

SEIU 500 proudly stands with Will Jawando because he has stood with our members, our students, our families, and working people across Montgomery County time and time again.

Montgomery County voters will not be fooled. ✊🏽

SEIU

05/27/2026

05/27/2026

While our advocacy continued today with the Board of Education regarding the MCPS budget, SEIU 500 was also proud to be represented in Annapolis as our Executive Director, Travis B. Simon, joined Governor Moore for multiple bill signings of SEIU 500’s legislative priorities that were officially signed into law today.

These bills included major victories involving K-12 education policy, adding a support staff representative to the State Board of Education, child care funding and professional development, student debt relief and reform, expanding collective bargaining rights for workers, and MORE.

This is what advocacy looks like — fighting for our members, our students, our educators, and working families at every level. ✊🏽📚 SEIU

05/27/2026

SEIU 500 is proud to endorse Senator Shelly Hettleman for re-election to the Maryland Senate. Senator Hettleman has been a strong advocate for public education, working families, and the services our communities rely on every day.

We appreciate her partnership and leadership in Annapolis and look forward to continuing to work together for Maryland’s workers, students, and families. ✊🏽 SEIU Senator Shelly Hettleman