In 1999, 74,000 Los Angeles County home care workers voted to form a union with SEIU.
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Behind the BastardsOct 3, 2026
The 1999 Los Angeles County home care worker vote for SEIU representation of about 74,000 workers is confirmed by the contemporaneous LA Times report and by a peer-reviewed-style labor analysis, and the extracted claim faithfully matches the post. Some sources say 'more than 70,000' or describe joining a public authority, which are minor imprecisions rather than contradictions.
What was said
… These are workers who are completely atomized, isolated, working in people's homes. The fact that they've been able to organize an effort this scale is just, is so impressive, and it's long overdue. You know, prior to this, the record for the largest election in modern Us. History happened in 1999, when about 74,000 LA. County home care workers voted to form a union with SEIU. Sound familiar? Nearly 30 years later, these caregivers in New York are following in those footsteps. As the union noted, the filing comes at a fraught moment for care in America. …
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Supports. A 1999 LA Times report states that Los Angeles County home-care workers voted nearly 10 to 1 to join SEIU, bringing an additional 74,000 workers under the union in the largest union election in modern U.S. history.[2]
Supports. Delp and Quan's analysis of homecare worker organizing describes the election of 74,000 homecare workers in Los Angeles County to join SEIU Local 434B in 1999.[1]
Supports. An SEIU account and a PHI publication likewise describe the 1999 Los Angeles home care victory, with the SEIU account giving 'more than 70,000' and PHI giving 74,000 workers.[3][4]
Context. The claim's wording ('voted to form a union with SEIU') matches the post's own phrasing; the figure is 'about 74,000' in the post and the claim drops only the word 'about', which does not change the verdict.
Sources
4 sources: 1 primary, 3 not rated
- 1Homecare Worker Organizing in California: An Analysis of a Successful Strategymuse.jhu.edu · primary source · cited for: supports
- 2Home-Care Workers' Vote for Union a Landmark for Laborlatimes.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 3Winning a voice for healthcare workersseiu.org · not rated · cited for: supports
- 4SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2003phinational.org · not rated · cited for: supports
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