Eliseo Medina is described by the Los Angeles Times as "one of the most successful labor organizers in the country" and was named one of the "Top 50 Most Powerful Latino Leaders" in Poder Magazine. He is currently leading the Service Employees International Union's (SEIU) efforts to achieve comprehensive immigration reform that rebuilds the nation's economy, secures equal labor- and civil-rights protections for workers and provides legal channels and a path to citizenship. Read complete bio.

Profile Pieces

A Tribute to Eliseo Medina
Documentary film, December 2008

The Voice for Justice, Top 50 Most Powerful Latino Leaders*
Poder Magazine, January 2008

Q&A With Eliseo Medina
Candidato USA, 1/14/2008

The List: 101 Movers & Shakers in America
Latino Leaders Magazine, 5/01/2007

Features

Employee Free Choice

Cesar Chavez at the Root of Obama's Campaign: Grassroots Latino Voter Outreach
Huffington Post, 10/15/2008

SEIU busca cambios en la sociedad
La Opinion, 5/25/2008

Immigration marches return with messages aimed at voters
Associated Press, 4/29/2008

Hispanic Voters: Waking the Sleeping Giant*
CQ Weekly, 4/28/2008

Paper Jam May Curb Latino Vote
Wall Street Journal, 1/18/2008

Latino Vote: Don't Write off the Underdog
Candidato USA, 11/26/2007

Coalition aims to increase Latino voter registration, turnout
Orange County Register, 11/14/2007

Comprehensive Immigration Reform in 2009: Can We Do It and How?
Testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Immigration,, Border Security and Citizenship
April 30, 2009

Editorial: Immigration and the Unions
New York Times, 4/20/2009

Latinos expecting Obama to deliver on immigration promises
Sacramento Bee, 11/24/2008

Debate Looks at Immigration Laws and Citizenship
PBS.org (Newshour), 6/5/2008

Labor leaders meet to discuss Mexican immigrant workers' rights
The Dallas Morning News, 4/24/2008

Immigrant Paperwork Backs Up At DHS
Washington Post, 11/22/2007

Immigration Debate: Court Puts "No-Match" Letters on Hold
Alternet, 10/02/2007

Demandan a CIS por aumento de tarifas en tramites
La Opinion, 8/20/2007

Immigration Rules: An Economic Disaster?
Business Week, 8/14/2007

Swimming in Rosa Parks' Footsteps: Workers for the Wealthiest Still Struggle for Dignity
Alternet, 12/03/2007

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Inclusion is the Centerpiece of the New American Dream
Huffington Post, 9/20/2007

It's Time to Make History: Americans Need a Victory on Immigration
Huffington Post, 6/7/2007

Guest worker programs need an overhaul
South Florida Sun-Sentinel, 5/17/2007

UM janitors hunger strike to protest civil rights abuses
(Miami, April 21, 2006)

Air America, 10/12/2006

Immigrant groups' aim: Turn marchers to voters
USA Today, 10/09/2006

Old South, New South: Organizing in the Red States
New Labor Forum, Fall 2006

Rachel Maddow Show
Air America, 4/20/2006

Union Leader Supporting Gues Worker Proposal
New York Times, 2/24/2006

Former Chavez Ally Took His Own Path
Los Angeles Times, 1/11/2006