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Healthcare and Public Service Workers of SEIU Local 1107 Celebrate Nevada Senate Approval of Juneteenth as a State Holiday

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CARSON CITY, Nev., June 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Nevada Senate voted Monday evening to approve Assembly Bill 140, which makes Juneteenth a state holiday on June 19. Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day, celebrates the day in 1865 when many of the last enslaved people were emancipated. AB140 now moves to the governor's desk.

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  • The following statement is from Grace Vergara-Mactal, Executive Director, and Michelle Maese, President, of SEIU Local 1107:
    "For months now, the healthcare and public service workers of SEIU Local 1107 have been helping to lead the fight in the state legislature to make Juneteenth – Freedom Day – a state holiday on June 19.
  • We also thank our community partners who testified in support of Assembly Bill 140 to make Juneteenth a state holiday.
  • SEIU Nevada Local 1107 is the largest healthcare and public service union in the state, representing nearly 20,000 workers.
  • Together, SEIU 1107 members fight for good union jobs, quality services and a better quality of life for all working Nevadans.