New City Council Resolution Calls For Higher Standards From Private Security Industry
Philadelphia, PA –– A new City Council resolution calls on one of Philadelphia’s largest and growing service industries to raise wage and benefit standards for more than 3,000 private security officers. The Council heard testimony today from Congressman Bob Brady (D-PA), State Representative Kenyatta Johnson, Widener University Professor Stu Eimer, security officers, and leaders from POWER […]
City Council Hearings Reveal That Unionization Of City’s Private Security Industry Will Bring Huge Economic Benefits
Philadelphia, PA –– A City Council hearing today highlighted how a massive union organizing campaign for private security officers will transform one of the city’s largest and growing service industries. Among the speakers at the hearing were Congressman Bob Brady (D-PA), State Representative Kenyatta Johnson, Widener University Professor Stu Eimer, security officers, and Dwayne Roster, Executive Director, […]
New Report: Private Security Industry Can Pump $230 Million Into Philadelphia And Improve Public Safety
Philadelphia, PA – A new report released today details how raising wage and benefit standards for more than 3,000 private security officers in Philadelphia could pump $230 million into the local economy and improve public safety. The report, Securing Our Future: Security Officers Standing Up for Good Jobs and a Better Philadelphia which will be presented […]
Strengthening The “DC Alliance” Is The Right Thing To Do
The following statement can be attributed to Jaime Contreras, Capital Area Director of 32BJ SEIU. “Strengthening the DC Alliance to make sure part-time workers can send their kids to the doctor without fearing bankruptcy is not only the right thing to do, it’s a smart way to save money for taxpayers. Mayor Victor Gray and […]
JFK Airport Workers On The March For Better Working Conditions
New York, NY—Signaling a new phase in their drive to win better training, wages and benefits, hundreds of contracted passenger service workers at the John F. Kennedy International Airport joined supporters—including elected officials, leading clergy and other community leaders—in a call for better working conditions at the airport. The workers and their supporters—clad in black […]
Newark Airport Workers On The March For Better Working Conditions
Newark, NJ—Signaling a new phase in their drive to win better training, wages and benefits, hundreds of contracted passenger service workers at the Newark Liberty International Airport joined supporters—including elected officials, leading clergy and other community leaders—in a call for better working conditions at the airport. The workers and their supporters—clad in black T-shirts emblazoned […]
SEIU Maryland/DC State Council Congratulates Kenyan Mcduffie
The below statement is attributable to Jaime Contreras, State Council President and 32BJ SEIU Capital Area Director. “Ward 5 residents can count on Kenyan McDuffie to ensure that companies invest in their community by creating good, family-sustaining jobs. He will make certain that the city only hires responsible contractors who we can trust with our […]
Downtown Miami Bank Cleaners Protest Wage-Theft
Miami, FL – Janitors who clean the offices of Wells Fargo, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs in downtown Miami took it to the streets today to announce administrative claims against their employer, Jantrex Building Services, Inc., for unpaid overtime wages. “We want justice,” said Marcos Guifarro, who has been employed by Jantrex at Wells […]
This Veto Hurts City Taxpayers
Mike Fishman, President of 32BJ, made the following statement in response to Mayor Bloomberg’s speech and veto today of the Good Jobs Act, known as the prevailing wage bill: “This bill will ensure that building owners benefiting from public subsidies do not undercut private enterprise by paying wages below the predominant private-sector rate. We agree […]
Private Security Officers Ratify a New, Four-Year Contract, Securing Gains in Wages and Benefits
New York, NY – Private security officers who protect many city commercial buildings—including Rockefeller Center—have voted unanimously to ratify a new four-year contract that protects workers’ family health care and increases wages. “In a difficult economy, we won a strong contract with wage increases in every year of the agreement while maintaining quality health coverage for […]