Rocío Sáenz
@seiusaenz.bsky.social
Secretary Treasurer of Service Employees International Union, Fighting for immigration reform and workers rights
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December travel is set to break records. We show up every day through the holiday chaos, but too many of us still earn poverty wages. Airport workers deserve a living wage for the essential work we do!
December 27, 2025 at 4:01 PM
December travel is set to break records. We show up every day through the holiday chaos, but too many of us still earn poverty wages. Airport workers deserve a living wage for the essential work we do!
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Don't forget: for every union barista on strike, dozens of customers and allies have joined in solidarity by walking picket lines, showing their support online and in-person, and committing to not buy Starbucks. ✊ #NoContractNoCoffee
December 28, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Don't forget: for every union barista on strike, dozens of customers and allies have joined in solidarity by walking picket lines, showing their support online and in-person, and committing to not buy Starbucks. ✊ #NoContractNoCoffee
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As we wrap up 2025, we're excited to share another Local 509 contract victory! Lesley University adjuncts organized and stood united to win a strong contract. Check out some of their wins below! 🎉
December 29, 2025 at 4:10 PM
As we wrap up 2025, we're excited to share another Local 509 contract victory! Lesley University adjuncts organized and stood united to win a strong contract. Check out some of their wins below! 🎉
When the media is silenced, our basic rights are put at risk. The public has a right to know about the inhumane conditions people are being forced to endure when being sent to the CECOT mega-prison in El Salvador.
This is censorship, plain and simple. We demand answers. #DeICEflights
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
CBS postpones '60 Minutes' story on Trump deportees at the last minute
The broadcaster said Sunday that the segment would be aired at a future date, a move that drew criticism from the correspondent behind the reporting.
www.nbcnews.com
December 29, 2025 at 4:15 PM
When the media is silenced, our basic rights are put at risk. The public has a right to know about the inhumane conditions people are being forced to endure when being sent to the CECOT mega-prison in El Salvador.
The answer is simple: The Trump admin profits from the detention of our loved ones.
ICE targets day laborers & farm workers to fill for-profit detention centers that then contribute to Trump’s campaign.
We deserve better. We deserve a system that puts people first.
LULAC’s video explains it all
ICE targets day laborers & farm workers to fill for-profit detention centers that then contribute to Trump’s campaign.
We deserve better. We deserve a system that puts people first.
LULAC’s video explains it all
December 28, 2025 at 7:24 AM
The answer is simple: The Trump admin profits from the detention of our loved ones.
ICE targets day laborers & farm workers to fill for-profit detention centers that then contribute to Trump’s campaign.
We deserve better. We deserve a system that puts people first.
LULAC’s video explains it all
ICE targets day laborers & farm workers to fill for-profit detention centers that then contribute to Trump’s campaign.
We deserve better. We deserve a system that puts people first.
LULAC’s video explains it all
We should be creating more legal pathways for people who already live, work, and contribute in the U.S.— not fewer. #WeMakeAmericaWork
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Immigrants now have fewer legal options to stay in the U.S. under Trump
The 1.6 million number marks the largest-ever effort to strip permissions for immigrants who attempted to migrate to the country through legal means, advocates say.
www.npr.org
December 26, 2025 at 11:45 PM
We should be creating more legal pathways for people who already live, work, and contribute in the U.S.— not fewer. #WeMakeAmericaWork
www.npr.org/2025/12/23/g...
www.npr.org/2025/12/23/g...
This is the holiday spirit we need! More of this—more permanent residency, more protection and peace of mind, and more keeping families together. Happy holidays!
www.calonews.com/after-13-yea...
www.calonews.com/after-13-yea...
After 13 years on DACA, an LA-based artist is granted residency for the holidays
After months of delays, Cruz’s rescheduled immigration appointment on October 15 ended with him being granted U.S. citizenship. He arrived at the federal courthouse with his wife, best friend, and…
www.calonews.com
December 25, 2025 at 4:22 PM
This is the holiday spirit we need! More of this—more permanent residency, more protection and peace of mind, and more keeping families together. Happy holidays!
www.calonews.com/after-13-yea...
www.calonews.com/after-13-yea...
It’s last-minute gift time — but don’t let Starbucks off the hook for failing baristas.Thousands of union Starbucks workers across the U.S. are on strike this holiday season.
The easiest way to stand with them?
Don’t buy Starbucks — including gift cards.
solidaritywithbaristas.org
The easiest way to stand with them?
Don’t buy Starbucks — including gift cards.
solidaritywithbaristas.org
December 24, 2025 at 12:19 AM
It’s last-minute gift time — but don’t let Starbucks off the hook for failing baristas.Thousands of union Starbucks workers across the U.S. are on strike this holiday season.
The easiest way to stand with them?
Don’t buy Starbucks — including gift cards.
solidaritywithbaristas.org
The easiest way to stand with them?
Don’t buy Starbucks — including gift cards.
solidaritywithbaristas.org
While everyone should be able to safely visit family during the holiday season, please think twice about being in airports, even for flights within the U.S.
ATTN: All non-U.S. citizens face some risk, including people without documents and even certain people who are green card holders.
Please think twice about being in airports, even for flights within the U.S.
Check out @nilc.org's travel advisory:
www.nilc.org/resources/co...
Please think twice about being in airports, even for flights within the U.S.
Check out @nilc.org's travel advisory:
www.nilc.org/resources/co...
Community Alert: Immigration Arrests at Airports
This resource provides travel safety tips and other resources for immigrants traveling through U.S. airports.
www.nilc.org
December 23, 2025 at 9:21 PM
While everyone should be able to safely visit family during the holiday season, please think twice about being in airports, even for flights within the U.S.
Reposted by Rocío Sáenz
Thanks for joining Starbucks baristas striking in California, @rokhanna.bsky.social !
#NoContractNoCoffee
#NoContractNoCoffee
December 22, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Thanks for joining Starbucks baristas striking in California, @rokhanna.bsky.social !
#NoContractNoCoffee
#NoContractNoCoffee
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HAPPENING NOW: 100s of striking Starbucks workers and community allies are gathering in front of Starbucks's headquarters in Seattle.
If the company continues to ignore our calls for fair contracts and resolving unfair labor practices, we'll keep getting louder! #NoContractNoCoffee
If the company continues to ignore our calls for fair contracts and resolving unfair labor practices, we'll keep getting louder! #NoContractNoCoffee
December 18, 2025 at 8:54 PM
HAPPENING NOW: 100s of striking Starbucks workers and community allies are gathering in front of Starbucks's headquarters in Seattle.
If the company continues to ignore our calls for fair contracts and resolving unfair labor practices, we'll keep getting louder! #NoContractNoCoffee
If the company continues to ignore our calls for fair contracts and resolving unfair labor practices, we'll keep getting louder! #NoContractNoCoffee
Reposted by Rocío Sáenz
No matter what Starbucks does to try and stop us, we know we deserve a fair workplace.
Our strength is in our solidarity - and we won't stop fighting until Starbucks ends its union-busting and finalizes fair contracts ✊
Our strength is in our solidarity - and we won't stop fighting until Starbucks ends its union-busting and finalizes fair contracts ✊
December 15, 2025 at 10:36 PM
No matter what Starbucks does to try and stop us, we know we deserve a fair workplace.
Our strength is in our solidarity - and we won't stop fighting until Starbucks ends its union-busting and finalizes fair contracts ✊
Our strength is in our solidarity - and we won't stop fighting until Starbucks ends its union-busting and finalizes fair contracts ✊
Every child deserves a safe environment to learn and trust that their family will still be home when they return.
“I feel like as students, we’re scared that we’ll go home one day and there will be no one there.”
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“I feel like as students, we’re scared that we’ll go home one day and there will be no one there.”
www.oregonlive.com/education/20...
Student-led ICE protests erupt across Washington County amid enforcement crackdowns
Students say they feel safe at school but are fearful of what might happen to themselves and their family when school lets out.
www.oregonlive.com
December 16, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Every child deserves a safe environment to learn and trust that their family will still be home when they return.
“I feel like as students, we’re scared that we’ll go home one day and there will be no one there.”
www.oregonlive.com/education/20...
“I feel like as students, we’re scared that we’ll go home one day and there will be no one there.”
www.oregonlive.com/education/20...
The bipartisan #DreamAct would provide immigrant workers and their families with a pathway to citizenship, along with the dignity, safety, and belonging they deserve. It’s time for Congress to be bold, to be brave, and to act now!
December 15, 2025 at 10:27 PM
The bipartisan #DreamAct would provide immigrant workers and their families with a pathway to citizenship, along with the dignity, safety, and belonging they deserve. It’s time for Congress to be bold, to be brave, and to act now!
Starbucks workers across the country are taking action and they’re not backing down. In every city, the message is the same: fair pay, stable hours, an end to unfair labor practices, and real movement at the bargaining table.
#NoContractNoCoffee
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#NoContractNoCoffee
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‘We’re not going anywhere’: how unionization ‘whirlwind’ set stage for historic Starbucks strike
Four years after workers at a Starbucks store in upstate New York became the first to unionize, hundreds of outlets followed – defying intense resistance from the coffee chain. What happened next?
seiu.co
December 15, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Starbucks workers across the country are taking action and they’re not backing down. In every city, the message is the same: fair pay, stable hours, an end to unfair labor practices, and real movement at the bargaining table.
#NoContractNoCoffee
seiu.co/3Xyu09q
#NoContractNoCoffee
seiu.co/3Xyu09q
U.S. veterans should feel at home in the country they vowed to defend, not threatened with deportation or pressured to self-deport.
"I just feel that this is unfair for those who fought for our country to be treated this way." -Sae Joon Park, U.S. army veteran
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
"I just feel that this is unfair for those who fought for our country to be treated this way." -Sae Joon Park, U.S. army veteran
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
'Unfair for those who fought': Self-deported US Army vet speaks out
"I just feel that this is unfair for those who fought for our country to be treated this way," Sae Joon Park told USA TODAY in an exclusive interview.
www.usatoday.com
December 13, 2025 at 8:27 PM
U.S. veterans should feel at home in the country they vowed to defend, not threatened with deportation or pressured to self-deport.
"I just feel that this is unfair for those who fought for our country to be treated this way." -Sae Joon Park, U.S. army veteran
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
"I just feel that this is unfair for those who fought for our country to be treated this way." -Sae Joon Park, U.S. army veteran
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been released from ICE detention after a federal judge ruled against the Trump administration.
"The Court made unmistakably clear that the government cannot detain a person indefinitely without legal authority..."
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"The Court made unmistakably clear that the government cannot detain a person indefinitely without legal authority..."
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Kilmar Abrego Garcia will remain free from ICE custody following judge's order
U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis ruled that the Trump administration lacked the legal authority to continue holding Abrego.
www.nbcnews.com
December 13, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been released from ICE detention after a federal judge ruled against the Trump administration.
"The Court made unmistakably clear that the government cannot detain a person indefinitely without legal authority..."
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
"The Court made unmistakably clear that the government cannot detain a person indefinitely without legal authority..."
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
New Orleans Mayor-elect Helena Moreno is calling on federal agents to clearly identify themselves, end the profiling of residents, and uphold due process—among other demands to keep communities safe. A true example of leadership.
www.axios.com/local/new-or...
www.axios.com/local/new-or...
New Orleans leaders demand transparency in DHS immigration crackdown
The demands are in response to agents' actions, leaders said.
www.axios.com
December 12, 2025 at 6:51 PM
New Orleans Mayor-elect Helena Moreno is calling on federal agents to clearly identify themselves, end the profiling of residents, and uphold due process—among other demands to keep communities safe. A true example of leadership.
www.axios.com/local/new-or...
www.axios.com/local/new-or...
People are losing their jobs through no fault of their own, and the U.S. is losing $$!
Why? Trump ended the 540-day automatic work-permit extensions for people who filed to renew on time.
@SEIU submitted a public comment urging DHS to reinstate this.
www.fwd.us/news/ending-...
Why? Trump ended the 540-day automatic work-permit extensions for people who filed to renew on time.
@SEIU submitted a public comment urging DHS to reinstate this.
www.fwd.us/news/ending-...
Ending Automatic Work Authorization Will Cost Billions
What to know about the federal government’s move to end automatic extensions of work authorization for long-term residents.
www.fwd.us
December 8, 2025 at 3:45 PM
People are losing their jobs through no fault of their own, and the U.S. is losing $$!
Why? Trump ended the 540-day automatic work-permit extensions for people who filed to renew on time.
@SEIU submitted a public comment urging DHS to reinstate this.
www.fwd.us/news/ending-...
Why? Trump ended the 540-day automatic work-permit extensions for people who filed to renew on time.
@SEIU submitted a public comment urging DHS to reinstate this.
www.fwd.us/news/ending-...
We will not be silent as our loved ones are shackled, forced onto airplanes, and flown away from their families.
Over 10,000 people have signed on to #DeICEflights!
Add your name: SEIU.org/DeICEflights
Over 10,000 people have signed on to #DeICEflights!
Add your name: SEIU.org/DeICEflights
December 6, 2025 at 6:45 PM
We will not be silent as our loved ones are shackled, forced onto airplanes, and flown away from their families.
Over 10,000 people have signed on to #DeICEflights!
Add your name: SEIU.org/DeICEflights
Over 10,000 people have signed on to #DeICEflights!
Add your name: SEIU.org/DeICEflights
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Rep Grijalva's responsibility is to ask questions and stand up for the community — not be punished for it, let alone pepper-sprayed by ICE. When violence replaces due process, it puts everyone’s basic rights at risk. Accountability is a must. www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Rep. Adelita Grijalva says she was 'sprayed in the face' during ICE confrontation
Grijalva said that she identified herself as a member of Congress and saw "people directly sprayed," including press and members of her staff.
www.nbcnews.com
December 6, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Rep Grijalva's responsibility is to ask questions and stand up for the community — not be punished for it, let alone pepper-sprayed by ICE. When violence replaces due process, it puts everyone’s basic rights at risk. Accountability is a must. www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Join SEIU members at the Art Basel in Miami this Saturday! Art reflects truth, and the reality is that immigrant workers play a crucial role across all sectors of the economy. #BraveOfUS
@braveofus.bsky.social @neatoday.bsky.social @iamerica.org @seiu.org
@braveofus.bsky.social @neatoday.bsky.social @iamerica.org @seiu.org
December 5, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Join SEIU members at the Art Basel in Miami this Saturday! Art reflects truth, and the reality is that immigrant workers play a crucial role across all sectors of the economy. #BraveOfUS
@braveofus.bsky.social @neatoday.bsky.social @iamerica.org @seiu.org
@braveofus.bsky.social @neatoday.bsky.social @iamerica.org @seiu.org
Somalis are essential workers and union leaders in MN and across the nation, strengthening our communities, workplaces, and economy. A threat to one of us is a threat to all of us. Working people have each other’s backs and refuse to be intimidated.
December 4, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Somalis are essential workers and union leaders in MN and across the nation, strengthening our communities, workplaces, and economy. A threat to one of us is a threat to all of us. Working people have each other’s backs and refuse to be intimidated.
Restaurant owner Emmanual Similus’ niece may face deportation after the Trump administration ended Temporary Protected Status for Haiti.
“We feel it in every way. In the churches, everywhere. We feel the impact of the immigration fallout.” #TPSjustice
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“We feel it in every way. In the churches, everywhere. We feel the impact of the immigration fallout.” #TPSjustice
www.wptv.com/news/palm-be...
Government ends TPS for Haitians: What this means for 300,000 immigrants
Haitian families in Palm Beach County say the federal government’s decision to end Temporary Protected Status for Haitians has triggered widespread fear and uncertainty throughout the community.
www.wptv.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Restaurant owner Emmanual Similus’ niece may face deportation after the Trump administration ended Temporary Protected Status for Haiti.
“We feel it in every way. In the churches, everywhere. We feel the impact of the immigration fallout.” #TPSjustice
www.wptv.com/news/palm-be...
“We feel it in every way. In the churches, everywhere. We feel the impact of the immigration fallout.” #TPSjustice
www.wptv.com/news/palm-be...
This is the holiday spirit working people deserve! 🎁
🎶 🎵“Feliz navidad! We don't want no more deportations at the Home Depot parking lot!” #WeAintBuyingIt
Via @couriernewsroom.bsky.social
🎶 🎵“Feliz navidad! We don't want no more deportations at the Home Depot parking lot!” #WeAintBuyingIt
Via @couriernewsroom.bsky.social
December 3, 2025 at 10:40 PM
This is the holiday spirit working people deserve! 🎁
🎶 🎵“Feliz navidad! We don't want no more deportations at the Home Depot parking lot!” #WeAintBuyingIt
Via @couriernewsroom.bsky.social
🎶 🎵“Feliz navidad! We don't want no more deportations at the Home Depot parking lot!” #WeAintBuyingIt
Via @couriernewsroom.bsky.social