Essential Workers from SEIU 509 and 1199SEIU endorse
Tanisha Sullivan for MA Secretary of State
Together, the two unions represent nearly 100,000 workers across
the Commonwealth
BOSTON, MA: Today, SEIU Local 509 and 1199SEIU
announced their endorsement of Tanisha Sullivan to be the next Secretary of
State. Together, the two SEIU unions represent nearly 100,000 healthcare, home
care, human service workers, state workers, and childcare providers across the
Commonwealth.
"SEIU 509 is proud to endorse Tanisha
Sullivan to be the next Secretary of State. Our movement is strongest when we
exercise our power at the ballot box to elect leaders who share our values. For
far too long, many of our neighbors have been left out of the voting process
because of outdated and inequitable policies,” said Peter MacKinnon,
President of the SEIU Massachusetts State Council and SEIU Local 509.
“Tanisha Sullivan is committed to removing the barriers to voting that hold our
communities back from making their voices heard.”
In 2020, less than two-thirds of Massachusetts
voters who were eligible to cast a ballot voted. Our voting policies lag behind
other states, and communities of color, college students, and our seniors bear
the brunt of disenfranchisement. From same-day registration to expanded mail-in
balloting to education campaigns, Tanisha Sullivan is committed to advancing
equity and justice in our voting system by expanding voting access and
information.
“The healthcare workers of 1199SEIU are proud
to stand with Tanisha Sullivan for secretary of state,” said Filaine
Deronnette, 1199SEIU vice president-at-large. “At a time when we must
protect the integrity of our elections, it is also an opportunity to reimagine
how we create a more engaged and representative electorate that elevates the
voices of working people and people of color. Just as she has done throughout
her career, Tanisha is that champion who will help create a Massachusetts that
works for all.”
“I am honored to have the members of 1199SEIU
and SEIU 509 believing in the hope and possibility of this moment, and their
readiness to fight with me to deliver the democracy working people and families
across Massachusetts deserve,” said Secretary of State Candidate Tanisha
Sullivan.
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