MARJB Workers United,an SEIU Affiliate

The Mid-Atlantic Regional Joint Board was chartered in 1983 and was formerly affiliated with UNITE (Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees) which was formed in 1995 by the merger of two of the nation's preeminent and oldest unions - the International Ladies Garment Workers Union (ILGWU) and the Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union (ACTWU). In 2009, Workers United, an SEIU affiliate, was created and the Mid­-Atlantic Region is now a chartered affiliate of Workers United. Our members work in the following industries: laundry, food service, auto parts and auto supply, hospitality, gaming, bag and packaging, apparel, textile, manufacturing, distribution, non-profit, and retail and related industries. The Region represents approximately 5,000 members in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, Delaware, Ohio, and the District of Columbia. Regional headquarters for the Mid-Atlantic Region are located in Frederick, MD.  We believe that only through organizing the non-union competition, and adding to the Union's strength, can workers continue to achieve improvements in their wages, benefits, and working conditions. We strive to organize the unorganized, educate our membership, elect politicians who are worker-friendly, and to pass legislation that will have a positive effect on our members lives and advance the right of people everywhere to live and work with dignity.