Dave Regan

Dave Regan is president of SEIU-United Healthcare Workers West (SEIU-UHW), one of the largest hospital unions in the United States, with more than 95,000 members in California. He also is a vice president of the two million-member Service Employees International Union (SEIU).

In 2011, Regan was elected SEIU-UHW president, and along with more than 200 members formed the largest, democratically elected union executive board in California. He was re-elected in 2014 and 2017.

Regan has steered the union toward becoming a leader in ensuring that all people – whether union members or not – have access to quality, affordable healthcare and are paid living wages.

Prior to joining SEIU-UHW, Regan served from 1996 to 2008 as president of SEIU District 1199, a three-state local union representing more than 34,000 members in Ohio, West Virginia and Kentucky. Under his leadership, District 1199’s membership grew from 13,000 to more than 34,000.

Regan also serves as a Vice President on the SEIU International Executive Board.