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<rss version="2.0"><channel><description>Secretary Treasurer of Service Employees International Union, Fighting for immigration reform and workers rights</description><link>https://bsky.app/profile/seiusaenz.bsky.social</link><title>@seiusaenz.bsky.social - Rocío Sáenz</title><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/seiusaenz.bsky.social/post/3musdux4ily27</link><description>Working people aren’t waiting around for corporations to suddenly do the right thing. We’re organizing. We’re bargaining. We’re winning.&#xA;&#xA;SEIU members across the country are joining together for better pay, stronger benefits, safer workplaces and a real voice on the job.&#xA;&#xA;#LaborDay2026</description><pubDate>05 Sep 2026 20:45 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:gwps7ksk332ull5mxbkrigdg/app.bsky.feed.post/3musdux4ily27</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/seiusaenz.bsky.social/post/3mupof6bjsd2m</link><description>A single mother who came to the U.S. at just 1yo. A healthcare aide who came here at just 9yo. Both are DACA recipients whose lives remain in limbo as they wait for USCIS to decide their applications. Congress must provide a pathway to citizenship now.</description><pubDate>04 Sep 2026 19:15 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:gwps7ksk332ull5mxbkrigdg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mupof6bjsd2m</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/seiusaenz.bsky.social/post/3mup6iyqzzp2k</link><description>A strong economy relies on every single one of us, no matter where we were born. Creating a pathway to citizenship for working people would not only be good for families, but would be a powerful investment in America’s economic future. https://equitablegrowth.org/economic-research-shows-immigration-is-good-for-u-s-workers-the-economy-and-affordability/</description><pubDate>04 Sep 2026 14:30 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:gwps7ksk332ull5mxbkrigdg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mup6iyqzzp2k</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/seiusaenz.bsky.social/post/3munh6fnlrz2a</link><description>When workers take on one of the biggest corporations in the world, they shouldn&#39;t have to do it alone.&#xA;&#xA;Join us and stand with union baristas – take the pledge and let’s show Starbucks that working people stand with baristas until they win. ➡️ BoycottStarbucks.net</description><pubDate>03 Sep 2026 22:00 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:gwps7ksk332ull5mxbkrigdg/app.bsky.feed.post/3munh6fnlrz2a</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/seiusaenz.bsky.social/post/3mumvn3kuxo2a</link><description>Join me in welcoming Congress back to DC! Demand that your representative sign on to the discharge petition on the Dream and Promise Act. &#xA;&#xA;If your representative has already signed on, thank them. If they haven&#39;t, urge them to do so today: &#xA;https://iamerica.org/dream-and-promise/</description><pubDate>03 Sep 2026 16:46 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:gwps7ksk332ull5mxbkrigdg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mumvn3kuxo2a</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/seiusaenz.bsky.social/post/3mul4gcoumz2f</link><description>From restaurants to home care facilities, Florida is feeling the impacts of the Trump administration&#39;s stripping of work permits and deportation protections from essential workers. &#xA;https://www.wsj.com/us-news/revoking-protected-status-for-haitian-workers-triggers-labor-crunch-in-florida-2da5d355</description><pubDate>02 Sep 2026 23:43 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:gwps7ksk332ull5mxbkrigdg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mul4gcoumz2f</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/seiusaenz.bsky.social/post/3muibzai5ux2e</link><description>Safe communities and family values mean being able to drop your kids off at school or go to the hospital without fear of being detained or separated from your family.&#xA;&#xA;It&#39;s past time for change. Citizenship now.</description><pubDate>01 Sep 2026 20:45 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:gwps7ksk332ull5mxbkrigdg/app.bsky.feed.post/3muibzai5ux2e</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/seiusaenz.bsky.social/post/3muf3r6fn6i22</link><description>Caregivers are losing their jobs at no fault of their own. Care facilities are losing certified aides and food service and maintenance workers: “These are all people doing jobs that have a direct impact on the people living here.”&#xA;&#xA;Citizenship now.&#xA;https://www.forbes.com/sites/howardgleckman/2026/08/24/what-deporting-haitian-immigrants-means-for-older-adults-and-caregivers/</description><pubDate>31 Aug 2026 14:15 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:gwps7ksk332ull5mxbkrigdg/app.bsky.feed.post/3muf3r6fn6i22</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/seiusaenz.bsky.social/post/3mudfcy3coe2u</link><description>Each Florida taxpayer is contributing $2,907 to mass deportations that separate families. Our tax dollars should fund healthcare, firefighters, and services working people need.&#xA;&#xA;See how your dollars could be better spent in your state:&#xA;https://www.epi.org/deportation-calculator</description><pubDate>30 Aug 2026 22:00 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:gwps7ksk332ull5mxbkrigdg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mudfcy3coe2u</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/seiusaenz.bsky.social/post/3mualw4cdya25</link><description>Airports, care facilities, and restaurants are just a few of the businesses that are losing workers with the termination of TPS for Haiti. A pathway to citizenship would allow businesses to add workers back to the economy and keep our families together.&#xA;https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/the-streets-are-empty-how-miami-s-little-haiti-reacted-to-losing-tps/ar-AA2atJZ8</description><pubDate>29 Aug 2026 19:21 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:gwps7ksk332ull5mxbkrigdg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mualw4cdya25</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/seiusaenz.bsky.social/post/3mu5q3oiyls2n</link><description>It’s Heat Week! As the temperature rises, so do we. Working people are standing in solidarity and fighting for safety in our workplaces and communities.&#xA;&#xA;[contains quote post or other embedded content]</description><pubDate>28 Aug 2026 15:57 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:gwps7ksk332ull5mxbkrigdg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu5q3oiyls2n</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/seiusaenz.bsky.social/post/3mttoio4ba42t</link><description>Every working family should be able to afford groceries and healthcare and feel safe in their communities, not live in fear of ICE terrorizing neighborhoods and separating families. &#xA;&#xA;SEIU members are getting ready to vote for change!</description><pubDate>24 Aug 2026 16:02 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:gwps7ksk332ull5mxbkrigdg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mttoio4ba42t</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/seiusaenz.bsky.social/post/3mtlszq5w3g2m</link><description>There is a better way forward and that is a pathway to citizenship. &#xA;&#xA;The #DreamAndPromiseAct would benefit not just immigrant families, but all working people. &#xA;&#xA;Let’s get it done: https://iamerica.org/dream-and-promise</description><pubDate>21 Aug 2026 13:02 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:gwps7ksk332ull5mxbkrigdg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtlszq5w3g2m</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/seiusaenz.bsky.social/post/3mtk2qk767o23</link><description>Where would you rather your tax dollars go? &#xA;&#xA;Teachers, firefighters, Medicaid, medical care for veterans, paid parental leave, OR mass deportations. &#xA;&#xA;Use this deportation calculator to see how your dollars could be better spent in your state:&#xA;https://www.epi.org/deportation-calculator</description><pubDate>20 Aug 2026 20:15 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:gwps7ksk332ull5mxbkrigdg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtk2qk767o23</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/seiusaenz.bsky.social/post/3mtjicqe7rw2m</link><description>While the immigration status of our friends and coworkers may be labeled as temporary, their lives are not. &#xA;&#xA;Their families, communities, and contributions are permanent. It’s past time their protections were too. &#xA;&#xA;#DreamAndPromiseAct now. Take action:&#xA;https://iamerica.org/dream-and-promise</description><pubDate>20 Aug 2026 14:45 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:gwps7ksk332ull5mxbkrigdg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtjicqe7rw2m</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/seiusaenz.bsky.social/post/3mtho6e54ay2k</link><description>SEIU members are on the frontlines in the fight for liveable wages.&#xA;&#xA;“We also see HCA’s profit reports... Our work is how they’re making billions. We are just asking for fair compensation.” -Jody Domineck, pediatric nurse &amp; SEIU 1107 secretary-treasurer &#xA;https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/11/union-hca-healthcare-workers-protest</description><pubDate>19 Aug 2026 21:24 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:gwps7ksk332ull5mxbkrigdg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtho6e54ay2k</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/seiusaenz.bsky.social/post/3mtc37fkbvi2t</link><description>Separating families who have sacrificed their lives to defend and fight for this country is beyond cruel. &#xA;&#xA;We won&#39;t be silent while families are torn apart. &#xA;&#xA;We won&#39;t back down on our demand for citizenship. &#xA;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxNBpeBHzxk</description><pubDate>17 Aug 2026 16:02 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:gwps7ksk332ull5mxbkrigdg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtc37fkbvi2t</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/seiusaenz.bsky.social/post/3mt2i2acecs22</link><description>We’re losing their tax $, their labor, and their contributions to our communities.&#xA;&#xA;But most importantly, we’re losing our loved ones, the parents of American children, our coworkers, &amp; caregivers at no fault of their own. &#xA;&#xA;That&#39;s why we fight for a path to citizenship now.</description><pubDate>14 Aug 2026 15:30 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:gwps7ksk332ull5mxbkrigdg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt2i2acecs22</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/seiusaenz.bsky.social/post/3msxu7dg7bx2k</link><description>Our nation&#39;s history on repeat. Dehumanizing Black and brown working people who have built their lives, raised their families, and contributed to our communities for decades is awfully familiar.</description><pubDate>13 Aug 2026 14:30 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:gwps7ksk332ull5mxbkrigdg/app.bsky.feed.post/3msxu7dg7bx2k</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/seiusaenz.bsky.social/post/3msw6kl6xth2a</link><description>While our loved ones&#39; immigration status is &#34;temporary,&#34; their lives are not. Their children, their jobs, their contributions are permanent. Their immigration status should be too.&#xA;&#xA;Tell your representative to take action on the #DreamandPromise Act: https://act.seiu.org/a/email-your-representative-dream-promise-act-now</description><pubDate>12 Aug 2026 22:30 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:gwps7ksk332ull5mxbkrigdg/app.bsky.feed.post/3msw6kl6xth2a</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/seiusaenz.bsky.social/post/3msvzwaimpa25</link><description>Congratulations @GigUnionSoCa @GigUnionNorCal on winning your union!&#xA;&#xA;For 10+ years, immigrant workers and drivers organized across distances and against millions spent to keep them divided. They built solidarity &amp; won a chance at a better future for their families through a union.</description><pubDate>12 Aug 2026 21:07 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:gwps7ksk332ull5mxbkrigdg/app.bsky.feed.post/3msvzwaimpa25</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/seiusaenz.bsky.social/post/3msqeksyny22w</link><description>Martha Nelson helps 91yo Solange French with daily tasks, from preparing meals and bathing to cleaning her home &amp; taking her to doctor appointments.&#xA;&#xA;Solange is one of countless elders who could soon lose the care they depend on now that TPS for Haiti has ended.</description><pubDate>10 Aug 2026 15:01 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:gwps7ksk332ull5mxbkrigdg/app.bsky.feed.post/3msqeksyny22w</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/seiusaenz.bsky.social/post/3msm4ovpqxp23</link><description>A very sad way to treat people who have only cared for our loved ones, helped our communities thrive, and contributed to our nation. 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Now, nursing homes, airports, and other industries that rely heavily on Haitian workers will feel the effects of ending TPS for Haiti.&#xA;https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/07/31/mass-layoffs-hit-haitian-workers-airports-nursing-homes-schools-protected-status-ends/</description><pubDate>06 Aug 2026 22:20 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:gwps7ksk332ull5mxbkrigdg/app.bsky.feed.post/3msh3afiikv2g</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/seiusaenz.bsky.social/post/3msein24vgr2h</link><description>SEIU members are outraged by the unjust U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to end TPS for Haiti, but we are not defeated. &#xA;&#xA;We&#39;re calling on Congress to take immediate action to protect TPS holders and create a pathway to citizenship. &#xA;&#xA;See my statement: https://www.seiu.org/2026/08/people-with-tps-belong-here/</description><pubDate>05 Aug 2026 21:42 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:gwps7ksk332ull5mxbkrigdg/app.bsky.feed.post/3msein24vgr2h</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/seiusaenz.bsky.social/post/3ms2g3aztvs2d</link><description>Who cares for our aging loved ones?&#xA;&#xA;Who nurses our families back to health?&#xA;&#xA;Who cleans our offices and airplanes?&#xA;&#xA;Who makes America work?&#xA;&#xA;We do.</description><pubDate>01 Aug 2026 21:30 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:gwps7ksk332ull5mxbkrigdg/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms2g3aztvs2d</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/seiusaenz.bsky.social/post/3mrxdzaxyy22z</link><description>Every caregiver we lose means one or more aging adults lose the opportunity to age at home with dignity. &#xA;https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/end-of-migrant-protections-creates-elder-care-staffing-challenges</description><pubDate>31 Jul 2026 16:15 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:gwps7ksk332ull5mxbkrigdg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrxdzaxyy22z</guid></item></channel></rss>