32BJ SEIU Blasts Trump’s Budget for the Wealthiest 1 Percent
32BJ SEIU today responded to President Trump’s unveiling of his tax plan. ‘Trump’s massive tax breaks for the wealthy and big corporations will be paid for by cutting Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, education, and other vital services,” said Héctor Figueroa, President of 32BJ SEIU. “This is not a tax reform plan for middle class families; […]
32BJ SEIU: DHS Plan to Monitor Immigrants’ Social Media, a ‘Big Brother Boondoggle’
The following statement can be attributed to Héctor Figueroa, President of 32BJ SEIU: “DHS’s plan to monitor the social media accounts of immigrants, and their U.S. citizen friends and family, is a new low for an administration defined by anti-immigrant bigotry. The implication that all those born outside the boundaries of this country need to […]
32BJ SEIU on Death of Graham-Cassidy
The following statement can be attributed to Héctor Figueroa, President of 32BJ SEIU: “Through grassroots pressure, the American people drove a stake through the heart of the disastrous Trumpcare bill. Even with majorities in the Senate, House and the White House, Republicans were unable to achieve their goal of cutting health care for millions to […]
32BJ SEIU Statement on County Executive Astorino’s Executive Order on Undocumented Immigrants
The following statement may be attributed to John Santos, Vice President of 32BJ SEIU Hudson Valley: “County Executive Astorino’s new Executive Order on undocumented immigrants offers no new protections and just creates a smokescreen to obscure the fact that he vetoed the Immigrant Protection Act, a law that would improve the safety of everyone by […]
32BJ SEIU Condemns Passage of Cruel and Divisive Republican Budget
The following statement may be attributed to Juan Hernandez, District Leader of 32BJ SEIU Connecticut: “Last night the General Assembly failed the entire state of Connecticut by passing a Republican budget that assaults the working and middle classes — as well as all women, the elderly, city dwellers, and college students, among countless others — […]
32BJ Endorses Universal Health Care
The following statement is attributable to Héctor Figueroa, President of 32BJ SEIU: “Universal health care is essential to the fight to achieve affordable health care for everyone in the United States, with no exceptions or loopholes. “Recognizing that health care is a right and not a privilege will be central to making our health care […]
32BJ SEIU Urges College Park Legislators to Pass Non-Citizen Voting Bill
The statement below is attributable to 32BJ SEIU Vice President Jaime Contreras, a veteran of the U.S. Navy and naturalized U.S. citizen who fled a bloody civil war in El Salvador at the age of 13. “As a union representing thousands of immigrant workers, we urge the Mayor and City Council in College Park to […]
32BJ SEIU Praises DE Attorney Matthew Denn for joining AG Lawsuit on DACA
Today, New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced that Delaware will join 14 other states and Washington D.C. in a lawsuit against the Trump administration over their decision to end DACA. The statement below is attributable to Gabe Morgan, a Vice President at 32BJ SEIU: “As a union representing thousands of immigrant workers, we […]
32BJ SEIU Responds to Trump’s Decision to End DACA: “A disgusting act of cowardice and cruelty”
Versión en español a seguir The following statement is attributable to Hector Figueroa, President of 32BJ SEIU: “President Trump’s decision to deport nearly one million Dreamers is a disgusting act of cowardice and cruelty. Repealing DACA is a low in a Presidency marked by discrimination and the removal of rights for people of color. Deporting […]
32BJ SEIU Statement On Trump’s Pardon Of Law-Breaking Ex-Sheriff Arpaio
The following statement can be attributed to Hector Figueroa, President of 32BJ SEIU: “Trump’s pardon of Ex-Sheriff Arpaio is a cowardly and disgraceful act spurred by the same racism and anti-immigrant fervor on display in Charlottesville last week. Even as the public reels after the fallout from Virginia, President Trump is sending yet another message […]