Tag: Mary Kay Henry

Victory | Press Statement | April 23, 2024

SEIU’s Henry applauds new nursing home staffing standards, Medicaid access rule: ‘It is time to put care workers, residents and consumers first’

SEIU International President Mary Kay Henry released the following statement regarding the announcement of the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services’ WASHINGTON — SEIU International President Mary Kay Henry released the following statement regarding the announcement of the Centers for Medicaid...

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Press Release | February 6, 2024

Mary Kay Henry, Visionary SEIU Leader Who Championed Fight for $15 Movement, Challenged Status Quo, Will Not Seek Re-election

In nearly 14-year tenure as president, Henry fought for Black, brown, immigrant workers who have been written out of nation’s labor laws Under Henry’s leadership, Fight for $15 movement won $150B in raises for 26 million workers, changed politics around...

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Press Release | April 25, 2023

SEIU endorses Biden-Harris for reelection

WASHINGTON, DC - Today the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) announced its endorsement of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris for reelection. “President Biden has consistently backed workers who are fighting to win their unions,” said SEIU President Mary...

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Press Coverage | May 13, 2022

Union president on why care work is inextricably linked to challenges of climate change

When Democratic policymakers including Rep. Alexandra Ocasio Cortez and Sen. Ed Markey tout their Green New Deal legislation, they are usually speaking about climate-related jobs — employment in clean energy production, environmental restoration or climate adaptation work in cities. Their overarching...

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Press Statement | Union Updates | May 11, 2022

Remembering Roberto De La Cruz

By Mary Kay Henry The SEIU family has lost a true warrior for workers. Roberto De La Cruz helped transform the lives of hundreds of thousands of working people during his fifty years in the labor movement, including twenty with...

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