About Local 1985

SEIU Local 1985's motto is "Whatever it takes, as long as it takes." And Local 1985 has been working toward gaining a voice for Georgia state, county and municipal employees for 20 years.

Formed out of the Civil Rights movement, SEIU Local 1985 is a different kind of local. It represents 5,000 state employees across the state — from workers employed by Parking Company of America to Head Start workers in Atlanta to employees at the Airport to employees with the Department of Family and Children Services.

SEIU Local 1985 Main Office

1776 Peachtree Street, NW
Suite# 415 North
Atlanta, Georgia  30309
1-888-SEIU-YES
404-575-2223 (Office)
404-575-2232 (Fax)
seiu1985@aol.com

Background on SEIU Local 1985

Trustee and Deputy Trustee

Trustee Neneki Lee is an SEIU leader and activist with more than 10 years of experience representing workers in the public and private sectors. Her work on SEIU outreach to public service employees and healthcare workers has included campaigns in the South and West. Lee attended Atlanta’s Spelman College, and graduated from Scripps College in California. 

Deputy Trustee Joe Buckley is a 30 plus-year labor activist who has led campaigns in the South with workers from Fort Benning, Georgia; Walt Disney World, New Orleans, and Beaumont, Texas. Buckley’s recent work with SEIU’s Public Division in the New England region has focused on strengthening local unions and the connections between members and their communities.