Thinking of Becoming a U.S. Citizen? Your Union Can Help
The DC 37 Municipal Employees Legal Services (MELS), the Building Service 32BJ Legal Services Fund (Legal Fund) and CUNY Citizenship NOW are jointly presenting a seminar July [...]
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Nightmare Ends With Citizenship
By DIANE S. WILLIAMS Almost seven years to the day his immigration nightmare began, Local 983 member Jose Molina began 2020 with the oath of citizenship. His family, union [...]
DC 37 Joins Rally in Philadelphia to Protest Trump’s Administration’s Abuse of Immigrants
By ALFREDO ALVARADO DC 37 members, immigration activists and union leaders traveled to Philadelphia for a rally to protest the abusive immigration policies of the Trump [...]
Join DC 37 for a Rally Aug. 15 to Protest ICE Deportations
By ALFREDO ALVARADO Union activists from the Northeast will gather in Philadelphia on Wed., Aug. 15 to rally and call for the end of deportations by U.S. [...]
Union Fights to Break ICE From City Courts
By MIKE LEE The union is standing up against Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents parking themselves in our city courthouses, intimidating immigrants seeking legal [...]
NY State Attorney General Aims to Block Trump from Politicizing the 2020 Census
By GREGORY N. HEIRES New York State Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration’s decision to include a question about [...]
Why We Must All Fight for the Dream Act
By ROBERT B. REICH By repealing DACA — Deferred Action For Childhood Arrivals — Trump has endangered these young immigrants and the economic security of America. In [...]
Parks Worker Facing Deportation Released from Detention
By DIANE S. WILLIAMS Jose Molina is back on the job restoring Bronx ball fields for the New York City Parks and Recreation Dept. after the Local 983 member was detained [...]
Local 983 Member Jose Molina Detained by Federal Immigration Authorities
By DIANE S. WILLIAMS DC 37 Local 983 member Jose Molina was detained July 13 after going to 26 Federal Plaza to simply drop off his passport and tell his deportation officer [...]
Union Solidarity with Immigrant Workers
By LAURIE STALNAKER The AFL-CIO is training union leaders and officials how to help protect undocumented immigrants. This is needed because the workers our unions represent [...]
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