SEIU Honors Senator Ted Kennedy

Remembering "the Lion in the Senate"
In 2002, Senator Ted Kennedy walked the picket lines, held a press conference, and rallied public support for 10,000 Massachusetts janitors fighting in their first contract.  His dedication and continued presence throughout the long negotiations helped some of the Massachusetts hardest-working and most underpaid workers win a livable wage and access to healthcare.  "From the fight for decent wages and benefits to his pioneering work on healtcare and immigration reform, Kennedy was there, always championing the little guy, "recalled Rocio Saenz, President of SEIU Local 615 in Boston and Vice President of SEIU International.



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