RAICES Texas Workers Union stages 'sick out' after appointment of new CEO

Nearly 150 workers at the Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services (RAICES) staged a “sick out” this week in response to the recent appointment of Dolores K. Schroeder as CEO of the nonprofit.

Members of the RAICES Texas Workers Union (RTW) denounced the organization, the largest immigration legal services provider in Texas, for neglecting to carry out an extensive search for a new CEO. RTW says the board of RAICES had originally assured attorneys that it would hire a third party to carry out a nationwide search for a qualified candidate.

According to RTW, Schroeder recently appointed John Agather as chair of the board. Days later, Agather appointed Schroeder as CEO.

“The RAICES Texas Workers Union, which represents close to 250 of my colleagues, is highly concerned that the actions of the Board implicate self-dealing, bad faith, and are not in the best interest of RAICES,” said Maria Osornio, supervising attorney in the RAICES Litigation Department, in a statement released this week.

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