National Labor and Immigrant Rights Leader Is First Latino to Hold Title LOS ANGELES, Sept. 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today in Los Angeles, Eliseo Medina was unanimously elected as International Secretary-Treasurer of the 2.2 million-member Service Employees International Union.

OAKLAND, Calif., April 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- If the reports are true, and Andy Stern steps down as the head of SEIU, a sad chapter in the once proud union's history will come to an end. Stern's legacy is that he took control of an organization built by more than a million hardworking janitors, healthcare workers, and public servants, and used their resources primarily to secure his own political power. Instead of helping workers fight for better jobs, Stern gave himself the authority to cut secret deals with corporations and trade away workers' rights. Instead of helping workers build their own strong organizations, he "restructured" existing unions and put his own loyalists in charge: appointees like Tyrone Freeman who could always be trusted to vote with Stern, even if they couldn't be trusted to keep their hands out of the till.

WASHINGTON, July 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Change to Win chair Anna Burger issued the following statement today regarding the united efforts of the labor movement to fight for economic justice and progressive social change. "The labor movement is united in purpose and principle.

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Change to Win Chair Anna Burger Statement on President Obama's address to Congress WASHINGTON, Feb.