Michael Soto

Michael Soto is the SoCal Political Community Coordinator for the National Union of Healthcare Workers. The son of Latinx immigrants, raised in the hills of Ventura County, both of Michael’s parents worked so he spent early years with his grandparents in the San Fernando Valley. A devout Catholic Michael’s Abuelo was a deacon of his church and his Abuela was said to have given over 1,000 burritos to feed the hungry, both of them instilled Michael with a strong sense of justice and the importance of giving back to the community. As a teenager during the great recession, Michael witnessed numerous friends and family struggle while the rich and powerful profited, during this time Michael recognized the need to combat economic injustice and saw that the labor movement was one of the few avenues to empower working people. When Michael’s mother joined the California Teachers Federation, it allowed Michael to learn more about the labor movement and issued him to become an activist in college and beyond. After a few years of working in electoral politics, Michael decided to join NUHW where he has the privilege of advocating for caregivers and their patients.