Union Reaches Out To Obama's Newly Protected Immigrants To Boost Membership

Unions across the U.S. are reaching out to immigrants affected by President Barack Obama’s recent executive action, hoping to expand their dwindling ranks by recruiting millions of workers who entered the U.S. illegally.

Labor leaders say the president’s action, which curbs deportation and gives work permits to some 4 million immigrants, will give new protection to workers who have been reluctant to join for fear of retaliation.

“I think we’ll see very positive changes” because of the action, said Tom Balanoff, president of Service Employees International Union Local 1. “One of them, I hope, is that more workers will come forward and want to organize.”

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MDarringer - 12/26/2014 1:09:29 PM

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Organized crime oops I mean unions are simply evil and this just bolsters it.

leej - 12/26/2014 4:15:51 PM

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Agreed...after all, undocumented workers should be glad just to have a job, even if their employers illegally do not put them on their payrolls and pay taxes/social security for them, pay them less than a living wage, and deprive real Americans of real jobs with real wages. It's good for business...work gets done and profit margins skyrocket...hurray for Capitalism and the free market!