Bednarczyk, Betty

SEIU Executive Office Records

aorchard — Mon, 09 Dec 2013 11:55:33 -0500

In 1996 Andy Stern was elected President of SEIU and the members of Stern’s New Voices slate took office (Betty Bednarczyk, Patricia (Pat) Ford, Eliseo Medina, and Paul Policicchio). Most of the records in this collection document aspects of this group’s leadership, with the majority of records from the New Voices campaign, the Secretary-Treasurer’s Office (primarily materials relating to AFL-CIO and other organization’s conventions), the Executive Vice President’s office (predominately Pat Ford’s speeches and talking points), subject files and convention records, and audiovisual materials. Records include correspondence, reports, resolutions and amendments, speeches and talking points, photographs, posters, T-shirts, pins, VHS and audio cassettes, CDs, and DVDs.

Notable Women of SEIU

aorchard — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 13:27:05 -0400

Women have been a part of SEIU since its inception, when Elizabeth A. Grady was elected Trustee at the founding convention in 1921. Grady often reminded her fellow executive board members, all of whom were men, “You men must know that you cannot get very far or make any real progress if you have women workers who compete with you, unorganized and working for less wages” (Union Sisters, p. 16). Indeed, the American Federation of Labor (AFL) was keenly aware of the importance of organizing women, demonstrated by correspondence found in the SEIU Historical Records. Amidst the correspondence are documents sent by AFL’s then president Sam Gompers, such as reports detailing labor’s organization of women in Europe during the 1920s, as well as questionnaires to AFL Internationals, generating data on women in industry. However, given SEIU’s initial gender integration, in part due to SEIU’s organization of flat (apartment) janitors whose wives were expected to share in the work, SEIU already recognized the importance of women in the labor movement. Indeed, while not always in the most visible of positions, women, both rank-and-file members, and those within SEIU’s leadership, have made great contributions to SEIU and the greater labor movement over the years. In honor of Women’s History Month, we take a look at some of SEIU’s more prominent female leaders. read more »

(7327) Executive officers, international convention, Chicago, 1996

ljones — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 14:47:22 -0400

SEIU Officer join a demonstration during the International convention, Chicago.
L to R in front: Patricia Ford (Executive Vice President), Andrew Stern (President), Betty Bednarczyk (Secretary-Treasurer) and Eliseo Medina (Executive Vice President).

(29636) Andy Stern, Eliseo Medina, Betty Bednarczyk

aorchard — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 10:51:56 -0500

Andy Stern, Eliseo Medina, and Betty Bednarczyk hold and raise their hands in solidarity.

(29685) Betty Bednarczyk, Al Gore, Washington, D.C., 2000

aorchard — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 10:51:56 -0500

Betty Bednarczyk at the Local-500 and Local-400 GOTV teleconference with Al Gore in Washington, D.C.

(29686), Betty Bednarczk, Minnesota SEIU Healthcare Local 113, Demonstration

aorchard — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 17:03:22 -0500

Betty Bednarczyk demonstrating with Minnesota SEIU Health Care Local 113.

(29687) Betty Bednarczyk, Convention, Chicago, Illinois, 1996

aorchard — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 14:29:26 -0500

Betty Bednarczyk at the 21st SEIU International Convention in Chicago Illinois, 1996.

(29688) Betty Bednarczyk, Hillary Clinton, 22nd SEIU Convention, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 2000

aorchard — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 14:29:26 -0500

Betty Bednarczk shakes hands with then First Lady Hillary Clinton at the 22nd SEIU Convention in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 2000.

(29689) Betty Bednarczyk, SEIU Healthcare Organizing Committee (S.H.O.C.)

aorchard — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 14:29:26 -0500

Betty Bednarczyk holds up a SEIU Healthcare Organizing Committee (S.H.O.C.) shirt.

(29690) Betty Bednarczyk, 21st SEIU International Convention, Chicago, Illinois, 1996

aorchard — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 14:29:26 -0500

Betty Bednarczyk at the 21st SEIU International Convention in Chicago, Illinois, 1996.

(29691) Betty Bednarczyk, SEIU Executive Board Meeting, Washinton, D.C., 1992