Apartment Building Workers Overwhelmingly Approve New Contract
NEW YORK: Apartment building workers voted overwhelmingly Monday to ratify a new contract that provides a 11.3% wage increase over four years. The pact maintains existing health care coverage and retirement benefits and contains no give-backs for 30,000 doormen, supers, porters and handypersons who are members of 32BJ SEIU. “I am very happy that we […]
Airport Workers Stand Up to Be Counted: Thousands Turn In Cards Committing to 32BJ, Demand Contract
NEW YORK—To herald their demands for better pay and benefits, dignity, respect and a voice in the workplace, leading delegates of contracted New York area airports passenger service workers declared today that they and thousands of their co-workers have chosen 32BJ SEIU as their union. The workers say they are now ready to fight for […]
FLL Mothers Deliver Broward County Commissioners Mother’s Day Flowers & Message
This afternoon, Broward County Commissioners are each receiving a flower along with profiles of working mothers and cards that read: “As you celebrate Mother’s Day, please consider the mothers who work tirelessly to assist passengers at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport and keep FLL running smooth. All we want for Mother’s Day is to be better […]
Airport Workers and Supporters Applaud Mayor Nutter Executive Order to Expand City’s Minimum Wage
PHILADELPHIA-In a surprising move, Mayor Michael Nutter today changed course on his administration’s opposition to applying the city’s minimum wage to subcontracted workers. Following Mayor Nutter’s signing of an executive order to expand the minimum wage, workers and supporters are celebrating the Mayor’s change of heart. “This is great news to hear. I am struggling […]
Hundreds Rally for Equal Pay for Equal Work
New York, NY – Despite the pouring rain, hundreds of 32BJ members were joined by elected officials and community activists in a rally in City Hall to demand Equal Pay for Equal Work for the 5,000 school cleaners and handypersons who maintain schools healthy and safe for more than one million public school children in […]
SEIU Maryland/DC State Council Praises Governor O’Malley’s Decision To End Discredited “Secure Communities” Program At Baltimore City Facility
Annapolis, MD – Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley today directed the State’s Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to no longer comply with ICE detainers at the state-operated central booking facility in Baltimore City, unless the individual committed a serious crime or poses a threat to public safety or national security. Jaime Contreras, SEIU Maryland/DC State Council President on […]
32BJ Files Class Action Grievance Against Hamilton Sundstrand’s Contractor
Hartford, CT – 32BJ members and laid-off workers were joined by elected officials and community activists in a rally to demand that Hamilton Sundstrand, one of the world’s largest suppliers of advanced aerospace and defense technology hire responsible contractors. On March 28 32BJ filed a class action grievance against SBM Site Services LLC, the contractor […]
32BJ Building Workers Reach a Tentative Agreement with Realty Advisory Board
NEW YORK – 32BJ SEIU and the Realty Advisory Board reached a tentative agreement Friday that would provide 11.3% raises over four years and maintain health care and retirement benefits. If ratified by the members, the contract would cover 30,000 doormen, porters, handypersons and supers in 3,300 buildings throughout Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens and Staten Island. […]
32BJ SEIU and SEIU Healthcare PA Announce Strong Endorsement for Rep. Erin Molchany
***Click Here for Photos*** PITTSBURGH-After racking up a long list of endorsements including Mayor Bill Peduto and County Executive Rich Fitzgerald, Rep. Erin Molchany gained even more momentum on Saturday with the endorsement of two major local unions. Two SEIU unions jointly representing 50,000 in Pennsylvania—32BJ SEIU, a service workers’ union and SEIU Healthcare PA, […]
32BJ SEIU Endorsements in 2014 Newark Municipal Elections
Newark – 32BJ of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) today announced major endorsements in the races for Newark City Council. (see list below) “All of these candidates have demonstrated a deep commitment to the working people of our city,” said Kevin Brown, Vice-president of 32BJ and New Jersey Director of the union. “Now more […]