Seiu Forgery

SEIU has been repeatedly sued for forging employee signatures and deducting dues without consent. Below is a sample of legal actions taken by workers across multiple states to expose these abuses.

SEIU 775 (Washington)

• Ochoa v. SEIU 775 (9th Cir. No. 19-35870)

• Gatdula v. SEIU 775 (W.D. Wash. No. 2:20-cv-00476)

• Jimenez v. SEIU 775 (E.D. Wash. No. 1:21-cv-03128)

• Araujo v. SEIU 775 (E.D. Wash. No. 4:20-cv-05012)

• Routh v. SEIU 775 – Class-action lawsuit resulting in a $3.25 million settlement for unauthorized dues deductions.

SEIU 503 (Oregon)

• Zielinski v. SEIU 503 (9th Cir. No. 20-36076)

• Wright v. SEIU 503 (9th Cir. No. 20-35878)

• Trees v. SEIU 503 (D. Or. No. 6:21-cv-00468)

• Schiewe v. SEIU 503 – Union produced a membership form lacking signature and metadata

• Jarrett v. SEIU 503 – Plaintiff discovered a forged electronic membership form.

SEIU 2015 (California)

• Hubbard v. SEIU 2015 (9th Cir. No. 21-16408)

• Semerjyan v. SEIU 2015

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As detailed in this report by the Freedom Foundation, SEIU has forged workers’ signatures to continue dues deductions. In multiple lawsuits, workers have proven they never signed membership forms, yet deductions persisted.