Tag: Trump

Press Statement | September 18, 2024

SEIU’s Verrett condemns MAGA attacks on Haitian immigrants: ‘Racism has no place in our society’

WASHINGTON, D.C. — April Verrett, International President of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), issued the following statement in response to escalating, racist attacks on Haitian immigrants perpetuated by former President Donald Trump and Vice Presidential candidate J.D. Vance: “Immigrants are –...

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Press Coverage | September 3, 2024

Harris contra Trump: La agenda laboral

El día después del Día del Trabajo, analistas debaten la agenda laboral detrás de las dos principales campañas presidenciales. Examinan el Proyecto 2025, un plan diseñado por exfuncionarios de la administración Trump que prohibiría los sindicatos para los trabajadores de...

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Press Coverage | Covid-19 News | April 2, 2020

‘Please, please, please step up:’ Union, employer make joint appeal to Trump on face masks

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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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