New York J 2298: Congratulating Minna Santiago upon the occasion of receiving the Girl Scout Silver Award, Cadette Scouting's highest award

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J02298 Summary:

BILL NOJ02298 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORHINCHEY

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COSPNSRADDABBO, ASHBY, BAILEY, BASKIN, BORRELLO, BOTTCHER, BRISPORT, BROUK, BYNOE, CANZONERI-FITZPATRICK,
 CHAN, CLEARE, COMRIE, COONEY, FAHY, FERNANDEZ, GALLIVAN, GIANARIS, GONZALEZ, GOUNARDES, GRIFFO,
 HARCKHAM, HELMING, JACKSON, KAVANAGH, KRUEGER, LANZA, LIU, MARTINEZ, MARTINS, MATTERA, MAY, MAYER,
 MURRAY, MYRIE, OBERACKER, O'MARA, ORTT, PALUMBO, PARKER, PERSAUD, RAMOS, RHOADS, RIVERA, ROLISON,
 RYAN C, SALAZAR, SANDERS, SCARCELLA-SPANTON, SEPULVEDA, SERRANO, SKOUFIS, STAVISKY, STEC,
 STEWART-COUSINS, SUTTON, TEDISCO, WALCZYK, WEBB, WEBER, WEIK, ZELLNER

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BILL NOJ02298 

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05/29/2026REFERRED TO FINANCE

06/02/2026REPORTED TO CALENDAR FOR CONSIDERATION

06/02/2026ADOPTED

06/04/2026REPORTED TO CALENDAR FOR CONSIDERATION

06/04/2026ADOPTED

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Senate Resolution No. 2298

BY: Senator HINCHEY

 MOURNING the death of Minerva Solla, distinguished
 citizen and devoted advocate for workers' rights and
 social justice

 WHEREAS, It is the custom of this Legislative Body to recognize and
honor the lives of individuals whose commitment to the people of the
State of New York has greatly enriched the communities they served; and

 WHEREAS, It is with profound sorrow that this Legislative Body
records the passing of Minerva Solla, a tireless advocate for working
people, who died on April 15, 2026, at the age of 75, surrounded by her
loving family; and

 WHEREAS, Born on February 13, 1951, Minerva Solla devoted more than
five decades of her life to advancing justice, dignity, and human rights
for working families across New York State and beyond; and

 WHEREAS, Minerva Solla's lifelong journey in labor activism began at
the age of 15 while working part-time at Bell Telephone, where a strike
by the Communications Workers of America awakened her to the
transformative power of organized labor; and

 WHEREAS, Despite only having been on the job for a few weeks and
facing the threat of being fired, Minerva Solla organized her co-workers
to join the strikers and stand on the picket line; and

 WHEREAS, A pioneering member and community organizer of the Young
Lords Party, she served as one of the first women in its Defense
Ministry, further demonstrating her lifelong commitment to justice,
equity, and community empowerment; and

 WHEREAS, In 1972, while employed at Roosevelt Hospital, she helped
lead a historic 47-day strike that resulted in union representation
through 1199SEIU, a union within which she would go on to hold numerous
organizing roles, helping to build it into one of the most influential
in the nation while organizing workers across New York City and the
Hudson Valley; and

 WHEREAS, Minerva believed in teaching her children the importance of
standing up for what you believe in and did this by fully involving all
three of them in the landmark campaign that would win union
representation for 500 workers at Our Lady of Mercy Hospital in the
Bronx; and

 WHEREAS, A proud Puerto Rican leader, she championed cultural pride
and social justice, founding the 1199 Latinos Unidos Committee to uplift
Latino voices within the labor movement and throughout the broader
community; and

 WHEREAS, Her advocacy extended beyond labor, as she played a vital
role in cultural and humanitarian efforts, including coordinating
medical missions in Puerto Rico following the devastation of Hurricane
Maria; and

 WHEREAS, About one month into retirement, Minerva Solla felt called
to continue her work and would go on to become Upstate Organizing
Director for special campaigns for the New York State Nurses
Association, where she would help lead an unprecedented campaign to
build a coalition in Ulster County to bring back 20 mental health and
detox beds to Kingston's HealthAlliance Hospital; and

 WHEREAS, Minerva Solla remained steadfast in her mission to help
working people discover their own power in movements for dignity and
justice, leading political action campaigns and contributing to the
advancement of landmark legislation such as Paid Family Leave and the
Safe Staffing for Quality Care