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SEIU Local 668 is a member-driven, statewide Union united in our mission to raise living standards for working families while improving the quality and accessibility of the essential services that protect and enhance communities across Pennsylvania. We represent workers in state and local government, higher education, non-profit work, and other fields where workers want a voice in wages, benefits, and workplace conditions.

What are we fighting for?

At SEIU Local 668, we believe in a vision of Pennsylvania that uplifts working families through quality public services and higher education. We work to advance this vision through public advocacy and collective bargaining. At the workplaces we represent, we fight for better wages and benefits and help shape workplace policies on a wide range of issues, including working conditions, health and safety, discrimination, vacation, health benefits, representation, and career mobility.

Union Officers

The President and Secretary- Treasurer were democratically elected by membership for a three year term, which runs January 2024 – December 2026. These Officers are the leaders of our union, who are responsible for the daily operation of the union and resolution of all union business. They oversee all union staff and maintain a close working relationship with committee and chapter chairs.

Steve Catanese
President
Steve Catanese is the President of SEIU Local 668, a member-driven labor union representing 25,000 workers across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Elected to serve as President in October 2017, Steve launched his leadership tenure by initiating a statewide member-to-member internal organizing campaign to educate and inform union members about strengthening their collective power as workers. As a direct result of that campaign, SEIU 668 has more members today than it did before the Supreme Court’s anti-worker ruling in the Janus v. AFSCME case of 2018. Prior to his election as President, Steve worked as a Business Agent for SEIU 668 beginning in 2016, a role where he represented state and county employees in Central Pennsylvania. Prior to being a staff member, Steve was a rank and file member of SEIU 668 and worked as a caseworker at a County Assistance Office in Pittsburgh from 2011 until 2016. As an active member, Steve served as a Shop Steward and participated in numerous union activities. In 2014, he represented SEIU 668 as a fellow in SEIU’s Freedom Summer national millennial engagement and voter mobilization program. That year, he was also elected to serve SEIU 668 on its Statewide Executive Board to offer guidance to the Local’s governing body. In his current role, Steve continues to advocate on behalf of workers with employers and legislators across the Commonwealth. He’s also committed to developing and refining internal processes and operations to improve SEIU 668’s capacity to empower workers outside of our organization and across the nation. Steve holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Born and raised in Lower Burrell, a suburb of Pittsburgh, he currently resides in Central PA.
Nina Coffey
Secretary-Treasurer
Nina Coffey is a proud labor activist and union member. She was elected Secretary-Treasurer for SEIU Local 668 in 2023 and assumed her role on January 1, 2024. SEIU 668 represents 25,000 members in the social services field, many of whom are public sector employees. Nina is a passionate advocate for workers’ rights. From lobbying and negotiating collective bargaining agreements to community engagement, her work revolves around demanding all workers be paid wages that will allow them to thrive in their communities and afford them the opportunity to work in a safe environment where they can serve their community. Nina Coffey is a divorced mother of two daughters, ages thirteen and eight, and resides in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She attended Eastern University, where she obtained her Bachelor’s Degree in Communication. Her area focus was Public Relations. She began employment with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 2013, where she was first introduced to the labor movement. Since then, she has served as a shop steward, elected union officer, and has worked as a member political organizer in several state and local elections. She also has experience working as a member organizer doing internal and external organizing. When she is not serving her fellow union members and the community, she enjoys traveling and spending time outdoors.

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Steve Catanese

President

Nina Coffey

Secretary-Treasurer