What is DACA?

Many unions have members with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). Created in 2012, DACA is a form of immigration relief for people who came to the U.S. as children and who meet a number of other eligibility criteria. With DACA, they receive work authorization for two years at a time, as well as have protection from deportation. While there have been a number of threats to the DACA program, and the program is not currently open to new applicants, there are still about half a million people who have DACA, and who can seek to renew it every two years.

OPEIU is proud to celebrate the contributions and achievements of Hispanic Americans this #HispanicHeritageMonth. The power and resilience of Latinos in the U.S. has, for generations, enriched our national tapestry and inspired workers across cultures to organize for a brighter future. 

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Read OPEIU President Tyler Turner’s Op-Ed in The Guardian "Labor unions must unite against AI datacenters"

OPEIU commemorates those who lost their lives 25 years ago on this day. Our thoughts are with the victims' families and their loved ones as we reflect on the anniversary of that fateful day.