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How Labor Unions Came to Define LA Immigration Protests
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 June 12, 2025 | US LABOR | Los Angeles is a city of immigrants. It is also a city of unions. And in California, those two constituencies have essentially melded into one. So it should come as no surprise that federal immigration raids on workplaces around Los Angeles County this week set off the largest protests to date against President Trump’s immigration crackdown. On the first day of the protests, [SEIU leader] David Huerta … was arrested and hospitalized for a head injury after being pushed by a federal agent. “Our country suffers when these military raids tear families apart,” said Liz Shuler, the president of the A.F.L.-C.I.O., standing in a cluster of signs reading, “Free David.” “One thing the administration should know about this community is that we do not leave anybody behind!” It wasn’t always this way in American unions. Historically, they often viewed immigrants with suspicion… New York Times PHOTO/GETTY IMAGES
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