Statement from SEIU Canada on the decision to roll-back the rights of women in the United States
June 24 2022 - 5:23PM
PR Newswire (Canada)
RICHMOND
HILL, ON, June 24, 2022 /CNW/ - The Service
Employees International Union (SEIU) represents 2-million members
in the United States, Puerto Rico, and Canada, and as our international executive
board met today in Chicago, we
were gutted as we sat together to learn of the official decision by
the U.S. Supreme Court to roll-back the rights of women in
the United States. Let us be
clear: women will die as a result.
We know that far-right extremism is on the move and political
movements have proven time and again to know no borders between our
countries. It is therefore incumbent upon all of us in Canada to actively safeguard access to
abortion services for women.
SEIU Canada calls on Prime Minister Trudeau to provide refuge
for our sisters south of the border. We encourage the federal
government to prepare its agencies for a compassionate response to
women fleeing persecution from U.S. states that criminalize people
who seek or provide reproductive healthcare services. The actions
we must take are about standing up for human rights.
We stand in solidarity with our American sisters who continue
the fight for the right to choose.
Sharleen Stewart
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Sylvie
Nelson
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SEIU International
Vice-President
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SEIU International
Vice-President
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President, SEIU
Healthcare
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President,
SQEES-298
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SOURCE SEIU Healthcare
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