The House Education and Workforce Committee is examining the democratic union’s decision to hire child molestators in the role of the local top chapter after the Daily Caller News Foundation reveals employee records.
Michigan Republican Rep. Tim Wahlberg, chairman of the committee, asked why the San Francisco branch hired sex offender Noelia Linares as a business agent, according to Tuesday. letter The DCNF obtained. The DCNF first reported on Linares after the arrest of a local SEIU leader helped start a day of remorse riots in Los Angeles and attracted the public attention to the union. (Related: Exclusive: Unions linked to anti-ice riots hired child molestation to top the role of local chapters)
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“Given the vulnerable groups that many SEIU workers serve, the committee is trying to understand how this happened and whether reforms to the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (LMRDA) are necessary,” Walberg wrote to the SEIU President.
Linares was charged with sex offences related to her actions in 2017, with four high school victims accused of being teaching assistants, the committee said. Linares appealed “no contest” for sexual penetration in 2018 Minors Six other charges have been removed for foreign bodies and child abuse. San Francisco’s SEIU Local 87 hired Linares in October 2022.
SEIU and Linares did not respond to DCNF’s request for comment.
“[SEIU] Local 87’s decision to hire Linares as a business agent in 2022 should be a matter of deep concern for the millions of workers Seiu represents,” Walberg wrote. I’ll express it Workers interacting with “vulnerable groups” including more than 60 million patients in hospitals, health centers, nursing homes and home care settings.
Walberg asks SEIU to disclose how many employees are registered sex offenders and how the union can determine whether to hire sex offenders or other information.
The LMRDA prohibits people convicted of crimes such as rape from working in unions, Wahlberg noted. “So the committee will investigate this issue and better determine whether LMRDA should be amended to include registered sex offenders among those who are prohibited from becoming unionized,” the lawmaker wrote.
Seiu is proud of it Website Wahlberg emphasized on representing “more than 1 million local and state government workers, public school employees, bus drivers and childcare providers, including 80,000 early learning and childcare professionals.”
“Union’s employment practices and its leadership are important to the committee. Such employment is related to union integrity and sets an example for members paying dues,” the letter says.
Linares’ Total salary I have it It’s increased Every year since she started at SEIU, it’s been $66,672 Revenue 2024 records from the Ministry of Labor (DOL) show.
SEIU has a history of supporting Democratic candidates, including former President Barack Obama, and focuses on helping migrant workers avoid deportation, the DCNF previously reported.
The union helped other left-wing groups seek protests against Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) over the arrest of SEIU California leader David Fuerta during a city ice attack on June 6th. Hundreds of people then arrived at the federal buildings in Los Angeles. There, the situation continued for a week, driven by riots and arrests.
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