Tag: Trump

• Medium | January 26, 2018

  Congress is failing our country… yet again #IncompetentCongress

  Congress is failing us yet again. Working families are sick and tired of the self-imposed crises Congressional leaders have repeatedly created over the past year. It’s unfair and inhumane to the people of this country.

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• Medium | January 22, 2018

  SEIU Local 2015 In Action: Women’s March

  Over the last 100 days we’ve protested, tweeted, and made phone calls to Members of Congress who thought it would be a good idea to repeal our health care, rip families apart even though they’ve made this country their home,...

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• Medium | January 14, 2018

  Honoring Martin Luther King’s Legacy

  Dr. Martin Luther King taught us that to makes strides toward a world that is socially just, you must dream that the impossible is possible. When faced with adversity, as he was many times, your will to make a change...

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• Medium | September 6, 2017

  Together We Rise: Harnessing the Power of our Generation

  An Open Letter To My Fellow Youth Activists: Throughout my life, my parents have always stressed the importance of helping others whenever possible. Having my mom be active in her union, SEIU 2015, has taught me invaluable life lessons that...

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• Medium | August 15, 2017

  Our Justice Agenda: Ending Cash Bail

  After a hard day of work, our members still go home to yet another challenge — facing the realities that trouble their communities and significantly impact their quality of life. Hence, SEIU 2015 has declared its commitment to some of the top...

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• Medium | August 1, 2017

  An Open Letter To Fellow Homecare Workers

  Dear Brothers and Sisters, Homecare is just like any other industry and should be treated with the respect and dignity that it deserves. Our employers treat us the way we allow them to treat us, if we continue with this...

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• Medium | June 20, 2017

  Without The ACA, My Husband Would Be Condemned To His Grave

  “…‘til death do us part.” That was part of the vows I made to my husband on our wedding day. And never did I think that Republicans would be the force that tried to come between my husband and me...

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• Medium | June 8, 2017

  In California We Must Take Care Of Our Own

  Graciela Pennington is a warm and compassionate person, the kind of person you’d want to be by your bedside in your last hours. But in the nursing home where she works as a Certified Nursing Assistant, there are so few...

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• Medium | January 1, 2017

  The Next Four Years Won’t be Easy — Are You Ready for the Fight Forward?

  Over the next 100 hours we will see our nation rise in unity, sisterhood, and brotherhood. We will have the opportunity to remind ourselves what being American is truly about — speaking up for what is right, fighting for our...

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• Medium | December 27, 2016

  The Fight of Our Lives: We Won’t Let a New Administration Take Away What We’ve Fought Hard to Earn

  From what we’ve seen so far, the next 4 years will be a difficult time for working families. With an incoming U.S. Presidential Administration that is pro-corporation and anti-worker, every appointment made so far shows us that we’re going to...

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• Medium | November 21, 2016

  Trump won. What’s Next?

  Leaders of California’s largest home care worker organization hosted discussion about what a Trump Presidency means and how to play a role in advancing agenda of working families

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