Governor Quinn Endorsed by SEIU Illinois State Council

Press Release

Governor Pat Quinn today received the endorsement of the Illinois State Council of the Service Employees International Union, a major labor union that represents more than 150,000 workers across Illinois.

Today's endorsement adds to the growing momentum for the Governor's re-election in 2014.

"I am extremely honored to have the support of the hard-working women and men of SEIU," Governor Quinn said. "We know how to work hard and we know how to organize. Together we will continue to bring more families into the middle class and continue to move Illinois forward."

"The clear choice for residents of Illinois in the upcoming November election is between a future in which we all have access to a quality standard of living, or one in which workers are increasingly stuck in low-wage jobs with a widening income inequality gap," said Flora Johnson, Chair, SEIU Healthcare Illinois Executive Board. "That's why SEIU is proud to endorse Governor Pat Quinn for another four-year term so he can continue his fight to eradicate the economic and social inequality that currently thrives in the state."

Since taking office in the worst recession since the Great Depression, Governor Quinn has fought to create jobs and build a brighter future for working families, driving unemployment down to its lowest point in five years. Quinn championed and signed into law the largest capital construction program in state history, supporting more than 400,000 jobs to update Illinois' roads, schools and bridges.

Throughout his time in office, the Governor has always worked to make sure Illinois workers are safe and treated fairly in the workplace. He has enacted more Project Labor Agreements than any other governor in the country and is leading the nation in fighting worker misclassification to ensure employees receive the pay they have earned.

In addition to support from the SEIU Illinois State Council, the Governor has received the endorsement of the Democratic Party of Illinois, the Cook County Democratic Organization and the Illinois Democratic County Chairmen's Association, which represents the party chairmen of all 102 counties.

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