Rona Shapiro

Rona Shapiro is a union leader and social justice activist who has worked for 1199 SEIU for over 40 years. She started as a paralegal and became a Vice-President/Area Director and then a Homecare Division Executive Vice President. She has helped to establish and manage various benefit and education funds for home care workers. She has also advocated for the recognition and dignity of homecare workers, especially during the Covid pandemic. Rona Shapiro is a union leader and social justice activist who has worked for 1199 SEIU for over 40 years. She started as a paralegal and became a Vice-President/Area Director and then a Homecare Division Executive Vice President. She has helped to establish and manage various benefit and education funds for home care workers. She has also advocated for the recognition and dignity of homecare workers, especially during the Covid pandemic.