California, Service Employees International Union
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The arrest of a high-profile union leader during ICE protests last week has prompted an outcry across labor organizations across the U.S., and could mark the beginning of a new escalation between organized labor and President Donald Trump in the war over immigration.
Service Employees International Union California president David Huerta now faces a federal charge of conspiracy to impede an officer after his violent arrest and injury on Friday at a garment warehouse.
The complaint describes law enforcement’s view the events surrounding the arrest on Friday of the president of the Service Employees International Union California at a protest over an immigration raid.