In the struggle against the horrific actions of ICE there are many ways to resist. On Wednesday February 4 at 7PM the Long Island Immigration Justice Alliance (LIIJA) is hosting a training for those looking to advocate for an agenda of state bills that will help keep our communities safe. Click here or the flyer below to register!
We hope to see you there!
In Solidarity,
Long Island Jobs with Justice
With assaults on workers from the highest levels of federal government to the smallest shop floors, Long Island workers have started off 2026 with the energy our movement needs to fight back. There are ways we call all pitch in to help in these uncertain times, and today we’re here with a short list of actions you can take TODAY to help!
Starbucks
Starbucks workers on Long Island began striking in multiple stores since November. Garden City’s 7th Street location has been out continually for the last two months! Despite the sacrifice and resolve from these workers, Starbucks is still refusing to bargain in good faith for a fair national contract that addresses the demands of the company’s baristas.
Please take a moment today to do one of the following actions the baristas are asking of community supporters:
NYSNA
Nearly 15,000 NYC private‑sector nurses have been on strike since Jan. 12 to protect patient and nurse safety! For months, nurses have been bargaining for fair contracts, but management has refused to settle fair contracts that include enforceable safe staffing ratios, guaranteed healthcare benefits for frontline nurses, and protections from workplace violence. The power of the strike was demonstrated on Long Island when three Northwell hospitals (Huntington, Plainview and Syosset) settled with nurses before the strike began. Help Long Island nurses who commute in to work at city hospitals as well as our NYC friends by redirecting your energy there!
You can support nurses by taking action to support their fight for the fair contracts that New York’s nurses and patients deserve:
Thank you for helping grow the workers’ movement on Long Island by taking action for our local nurses and baristas!
In Solidarity,
Long Island Jobs with Justice
The New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) issued a strike notice for over 1,000 nurses at three Northwell Health hospitals on Long Island. If Northwell’s management does not reach fair contracts with NYSNA by January 12, nurses at these locations will strike along with upwards of 20,000 nurses in the city who are also fighting for fair contracts.
NYSNA has asked for sign ons from Long Island’s faith community to the statement below urging Northwell to do the right thing for both nurses and patients by negotiating fair contracts to avoid this strike. If you would like to add your name in support of this statement, please reply to this email with your name and affiliation by Thursday January 8. Long Island’s NYSNA nurses are ready to grow the movement for quality patient care, and we hope you’ll join us in making it clear that we support them!
“We stand in solidarity with the nurses at Northwell Health Plainview, Syosset and Huntington Hospitals who are fighting for patient safety, fair contracts, dignity, and respect.
At a time when hospital CEO pay is out of control, there is no excuse not to pay nurses what they deserve and protect all existing benefits. By agreeing to a strong contract with safe staffing and fair wages and benefits – we can further address the health and safety needs of our neighborhoods.
Northwell Health is the largest private employer in New York State with some of the highest executive compensation in healthcare. In 2023, the 20 top executives at Northwell made over $36.7 million in salaries, bonuses, and perks.
Northwell is huge and has only grown larger through mergers and acquisitions in recent years. Nurses know that if Northwell can afford to acquire entire health systems, like they did by merging with Nuvance Health in 2025, they can afford to settle fair contracts with nurses.
We believe all Northwell patients deserve quality care—from patients in the community hospitals that have been the bedrock of healthcare long before Northwell acquired them, to the newest Northwell hospitals.
We urge you to listen to the nurses, agree with their just demands and negotiate a fair contract. We see fulfilling these demands as a pathway to protecting the health and safety of our communities. ”
Many thanks for continuing to fight for workers rights with us in 2026! Let’s start the year strong!
In Solidarity,
Long Island Jobs with Justice
If you are able, please support this GoFundMe campaign to help Jose and Josue Trejo Lopez, young brothers who were deported to El Salvador in May and today have no source of income to support themselves.
Jose and Josue, who are from Central Islip, are well known to Long Islanders opposing the Trump Administration’s cruel mass deportation of immigrants. The brothers were brought to the United States a decade ago at ages 10 and 11 by their mother who was fleeing gang violence in El Salvador. Their date of arrival did not qualify them for DACA protection.
This past March, during their regular immigration check-in at 26 Federal Plaza in New York City, the brothers were arrested by ICE in front of their mother, detained for two months and then deported to El Salvador. In this video produced by the Sisters of St. Joseph, Jose describes their harrowing deportation.
Neither brother has a criminal record. Jose says the only thing he did wrong was to obey the law by faithfully attending his immigration check-ins, where he and Josue were arrested in March. Both recently graduated from high school, with their lives ahead of them like so many other young Americans.
Today Jose and Josue are isolated in a small Salvadoran town about two hours outside the capital of San Salvador. They have no relatives in El Salvador. They have not been able to find work. Their attorneys are still trying to return them to the United States, but it is an uphill battle.
While their legal status leaves them in limbo, the brothers need our help to pay rent and purchase food. El Salvador is a poor country; job opportunities are scarce. Please do what you can to help Jose and Josue by contributing to their GoFundMe campaign.
In Solidarity,
Long Island Jobs with Justice
Long Island’s faith leaders are front and center speaking up against ICE and fighting for a solidarity economy for all communities who call our region home. Read on for two events taking place soon where you can stand with them and join the movement rolling back the billionaire-backed authoritarian overreach currently robbing Long Islanders of their ability to thrive!
Day of the Disappeared Vigil & Rally – November 23
For years, day laborers gathered peacefully to find work in front of the CVS on Depot Road in Huntington Station. Their peace was shattered this year by the Trump Administration’s cruel deportation policies. Since March, about 25 of these workers have been abducted by ICE – disappeared.
We don’t know their names; we don’t know where they were taken; we can’t find their families to notify them that their loved one has disappeared. This is happening all over Long Island and around the country.
We need you to stand with our disappeared immigrant neighbors on Sunday, November 23rd, 3PM, for an interfaith prayer vigil. ALL ARE WELCOME TO PARTICIPATE – this event is for all people of goodwill, religious or non-religious.
Human Rights Luncheon – December 10
Long Island Jobs with Justice invites you to join us and many other friends from LI’s labor, faith, and community organizations for our 2025 Human Rights Luncheon on December 10th. We are living through a moment of immense challenge for all those dedicated to the struggle for justice. The authoritarian escalations and skyrocketing insecurity of working people over the last year are driving home the fact that fundamental changes are needed. We need a solidarity economy that provides for everyone, rather than an extractive system that rewards the wealthy at the expense of working people!
We will be convening to discuss just how to do that, and honor one of the people helping make it happen right now, Susan Steinmann!
We hope you’ll be there to commemorate Human Rights Day and honor Susan for her determination in fighting for justice for all on Long Island. Click here or the flyer below for tickets!
The day will begin with a press conference, “Why We Speak for Solidarity With Immigrants,” where Long Island faith leaders will speak out against the inhumane deportations sweeping through our communities, and will be followed by a luncheon, “Building a Solidarity Economy on Long Island,” where we will celebrate the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, honor Susan and dream together as we fight for a more just, solidarity-based economy.
Our goal is to raise $20,000 to keep this work alive and our organization strong! As fear and intimidation threaten both our communities and our funders, we’re turning to the strength and generosity of our friends and allies. Stand with us and attend, sponsor, or donate to ensure we can keep fighting for justice on Long Island.
We hope to see you there on December 10th!
In Solidarity,
Long Island Jobs with Justice
Long Island Jobs with Justice invites you to join us and many other friends from LI’s labor, faith, and community organizations for our 2025 Human Rights Luncheon on December 10th. We are living through a moment of immense challenge for all those dedicated to the struggle for justice. The authoritarian escalations and skyrocketing insecurity of working people over the last year are driving home the fact that fundamental changes are needed. We need a solidarity economy that provides for everyone, rather than an extractive system that rewards the wealthy at the expense of working people!
Click here or the flyer below for tickets!
We will begin with a press conference titled “Why We Speak For Solidarity With Immigrants,” where Long Island faith leaders from across traditions will speak out against the unjust and inhumane deportations sweeping through our communities and the harmful actions being committed by our federal government.
Following the press conference, we invite you to a luncheon, “Building a Solidarity Economy on Long Island,” where we will celebrate the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by honoring a community advocate who lives out its values in their daily work (honoree will be announced soon). At the heart of the luncheon will be the sharing of economic justice principles shaped by leaders across faith, ethical, and secular traditions.
While decision-makers at every level stand by as ICE terrorizes our communities and working people struggle under the crushing cost of living, this event will bring together seekers and fighters of justice. Immigration and corporate greed are two sides of the same coin – systems that profit from displacement and division. Our struggle for justice must confront both to build a future where people always come before profit!
We’ve set an ambitious goal to raise $20,000 so that we can keep our organization running and doing the necessary work! The fear and intimidation used against our communities have also reached our funders, making it urgent that we build community-based support. We’re asking our friends and allies across Long Island to stand with us by attending, sponsoring or donating to ensure we can stay in the fight another year.
We hope to see you there on December 10th!
In Solidarity,
Long Island Jobs with Justice
We had an amazing and memorable 2025 Awards Dinner in September and surpassed our $45,000 fundraising goal with a final total of $48,342.85 raised! Thank you to everyone who joined us at Captain Bill’s and those who supported but weren’t able to attend! We’d also like to extend a special thanks to our dinner sponsors and all the individuals and others who made the event so special.
Much of the dinner’s focus was on transparency and accountability on LI school construction projects involving the collaboration between honorees Assemblywoman Michaelle Solages and Vincent Alu of Laborers Local 66. We debuted a video that goes into detail about the exploitation currently taking place across LI as unscrupulous contractors skirt existing law to underpay their workers and expose them to unsafe conditions. Watch the video here and stay tuned for things you can do to support Project Labor Agreement Legislation that will bring union-led accountability to LI school construction!
Starbucks Workers Still Going Strong and Fighting!
Starbucks Workers United workers are ready for a fair contract and *will not* back down until they win what they deserve! Recently LIJWJ joined friends from CSEA Local 830 and others at a practice picket in Oceanside to show solidarity with local Starbucks workers.
Baristas know how best to run their stores and serve their customers! Their collective knowledge is worth many times more than the tens of millions Starbucks pays its CEO each year. The company would do well to sit down, negotiate a fair contract, and start treating their workers like partners.
Follow this link to sign the No Contract? No Coffee! pledge today and let the workers know you’re with them!! And stay tuned for more calls to action from Starbucks Workers United in the near future!!
Support Local CWA Workers!
The Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) program was supposed to fund a major broadband expansion across New York — prioritizing strong labor standards and creating good union jobs for CWA members.
But the federal government just changed the rules — stripping labor protections and the fiber preference we fought hard to win. Now, 25% of the work — the largest portion — is being given to Elon Musk’s Starlink, 44% is going to fixed wireless, while union employers like Verizon are left building out fiber to only a handful of locations. This slashes the work our members were counting on and lines the pockets of the richest man in the world.
Take action now: Tell the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to reinstate the fiber preference and labor standards in the BEAD program.
Our Broadband Brigade — made up of CWA telecom workers across New York — has spent years pushing for reliable broadband and union job creation through BEAD. We’ve passed key legislation to ensure this work is subject to strong labor standards, pays prevailing wage, and prioritizes reliable, durable fiber technology and we secured support from county governments across New York for union employers to get this funding.
But unless we act now, those gains will be wiped out.
Petition to Restore South Shore University Hospital’s Department of Language Access Services
South Shore University Hospital’s Department of Language Access Services was abruptly closed recently in a unilateral decision made by hospital administrators. The skilled interpreters who staffed the department are 1199 SEIU members.
The closure of the department represents a deep loss for local residents and for the health professionals who serve them. This comes at a time when many immigrants and their families are experiencing heightened levels of stress due to immigration enforcement, economic instability, and the loss of critical support systems. This has had a great impact on their health and wellbeing, particularly in the Latino community, which comprises nearly half of the hospital’s patient population. It is essential that all community members be able to trust their healthcare providers and that any barriers to timely and professional service be removed. Eliminating the hospital’s interpreter unit is detrimental to maintaining that trust and to meeting those professional standards.
To let the hospital administration know you support the reinstatement of the department, and the importance it holds for the community SSUH serves, click this link or the image above and sign the petition today!
In Solidarity,
Long Island Jobs with Justice
Long Island Jobs with Justice 