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Latest revision as of 22:25, 12 September 2025
April Verrett is an American labor union leader.
Born on the South Side of Chicago, Verrett was raised by her grandmother, who was a steward for the Service Employees International Union (SEIU). Verrett later joined the union, rising to become Executive Vice President of SEIU Healthcare Illinois and Indiana. She then became President of SEIU Local 2015, a local union in California representing care workers, also chairing the union’s National Home Care Council and co-chairing its National Organizing Committee. She came to national attention by testifying before congress on the impact of COVID-19 on the members she represented.[1][2]
Verrett also became active in the Democratic Party, and in 2021 was appointed as its state controller in California. In 2022, she won election as secretary-treasurer of the SEIU.[1]
In 2024, Verrett was elected as president of SEIU, becoming the first black woman to lead the union.[1][3] Under her leadership, the union reaffiliated to the AFL-CIO, and Verrett became a vice-president of the federation.[2]
