Workers Rally Over Pay Cuts, Lack of Benefits at Midtown Building
NEW YORK — Workers and more than 200 supporters and members of SEIU 32BJ rallied today to protest wage cuts and the elimination of health benefits, paid vacation and sick days and pensions for the building’s cleaners after Eretz Group took over 295 Madison Ave. and hired a new cleaning contractor. The new contractor, Novel […]
Fort Lauderdale Airport Workers Rally At County Hall In Protest Of Working Conditions
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL—At a raucous community rally on the steps of Broward County Commission Hall today, contracted airport workers and their supporters—including local clergy from Miami-Dade and Broward County—pledge solidarity and vow to fight recent suspensions of union activists and to continue to work to end poor working conditions and low pay without adequate or […]
Outsourcing Crisis Averted: Penn Trafford Students with Special Needs Will Continue to Have Consistent, Well-Trained Aides
HARRISON CITY– Paraprofessionals, represented by 32BJ of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), and the Penn Trafford School District last week agreed upon a three-year contract to maintain a consistent, well-trained and permanent presence to best aid students with disabilities. In spring of this year, Penn Trafford paraprofessionals were faced with the threat of their […]
Pittsburgh Activists Arrested for Protesting House’s Inaction on Immigration Reform
Hundreds more women and children called on the House to pass fair immigration reform that values women and keeps families together ***Click here for photos of the arrest*** WASHINGTON, DC—Approximately 100 women were arrested this morning after blockading the intersection outside the House of Representatives to protest the House’s inaction on comprehensive immigration reform […]
32BJ SEIU Endorses Bill de Blasio for Mayor
Statement from Hector Figueroa, president of 32BJ SEIU: “The executive board of 32BJ met tonight and voted to endorse Bill de Blasio for mayor. Bill has long been a friend of our union, and he has put the concerns of working families front and center in his campaign. We look forward to throwing our very […]
Victory For 32BJ-Endorsed Candidates In New Haven A Hopeful Sign For A Progressive Future
HARTFORD – The primary election of 32BJ SEIU-backed candidate Toni Harp for Mayor of New Haven as well as several aldermanic candidates, is a hopeful sign for a progressive future in New Haven, 32BJ members said tonight. “As State Senator, Toni Harp has stood with us time and time again,” said Juan Hernandez, 32BJ’s Connecticut […]
Vetoing Prevailing Wage Provision in the Economic Opportunity Bill, Slap in the Face of Working New Jerseyans
The following statement on Gov. Christie’s veto of the prevailing wage provision of the Economic Opportunity Bill (A3680) should be attributed: “Vetoing the prevailing wage provision in the Economic Opportunity Act is a slap in the face of the nearly 400,000 working New Jerseyans on food stamps who desperately need family-sustaining jobs,” said Kevin Brown, […]
Cleaners And Landscapers At The University Of Miami Ratify New Contract With Wage Hikes And Improved Benefits
Coral Gables, FL—The University of Miami’s 410 cleaners and landscapers voted overwhelmingly to ratify a renewal of their three-year contract with UNICCO/DTZ that raises their hourly wages by 35 cents, maintains employer-paid health care coverage and grants them an additional personal day each year of the contract. Clara Vargas, a cleaner at Residential Hall and […]
32BJ SEIU Endorses Jason Otaño
NEW YORK—The executive board of 32BJ SEIU has endorsed Jason Otaño for State Assembly. He is running for an open seat in the 53rd District, which includes the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Williamsburg and Bushwick. Otaño brings with him a commitment to creating good jobs and building strong communities. “We believe Jason Otaño will help lead […]
Blue Collar School District Workers Union Responds to PFT Concessions “We Stand with Philly teachers”
PHILADELPHIA-Having made substantial concessions to the Philadelphia School District last year, the blue collar school workers union 32BJ of the Service Employees International Union, responded today to the news that the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers (PFT) made the tough decision to propose a pay freeze and health care changes to its membership. Gabe Morgan, PA Director and […]