SEIU Joins Forces With AFL-CIO Ahead of New Trump Era NYT | Top Stories By: Noam Scheiber and Lisa Lerer 9 January 2025 at 08:00 A marriage between the service employees union and the A.F.L.-C.I.O. could better equip organized labor to deal with a less-friendly administration. © Jon Cherry for The New York TimesThe Service Employees International Union and the A.F.L.-C.I.O. said their partnership would help them push for changes that would make it easier for workers to join unions.