Federal Judge Says NJ Office Contractor Must Rehire Janitors
Newark–A huge victory for displaced office cleaners came today from the National Labor Relations Board. Administrative Law Judge Steven Davis ruled cleaning services contractor Eastern Essential Services (EES) engaged in unlawful actions when it refused to hire incumbent janitors at three office buildings in Secaucus, East Rutherford and Bernards Township because of their union affiliation […]
Displaced Cleaners Rally for Their Jobs at Union Food Drive
For More Information: Frank Soults, 216-849-2271 HARTFORD, Conn. — On Wednesday at 3:30 p.m., dozens of workers and supporters gathered at 500 Enterprise Drive in Rocky Hill, outside Hartford, for a food drive for cleaners who were displaced from their jobs when the building owner, KS Partners, abruptly ended a cleaning contract spanning nearly 20 years. […]
Janitors Call for Fair Pay for WeWork’s Contracted Cleaners
New York – Scores of WeWork contracted cleaners, supportive office cleaners and City Council members marched in the Financial District this afternoon to tell WeWork founders Adam Neumann and Miguel McKelvey to hire a responsible cleaning contractor that pays fair wages that meet the industry standard. The cleaners and their supporters marched from Fulton Center to […]
Fulop Hosts 32BJ Union Graduation Ceremony
Newark—Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop congratulated hundreds of graduates who marked a milestone at a ceremony at NJIT . These hardworking men and women have completed their studies through programs offered through the Thomas Shortman Training Fund. The course work varies from academics to trades such as electricity, carpentry, plumbing, air conditioning and refrigeration as […]
WeWork’s Office Cleaners Present “How to Clean Your Unicorn”
New York – Stilt-walkers, balloons and drama will be on full display in Downtown Manhattan on Wednesday as the WeWork cleaners tell the story of their fight for good jobs, fair pay and respect. WHO: Janitors who clean offices at WeWork sites across the city; street theater actors WHAT: How to Clean Your Unicorn: The fantastical story […]
Battling Hunger at the Airport
We all know that food at the airport is expensive, but what if you were making poverty wages and had to pay for that food every day? As The Port Authority is pouring billions into upgrading the physical assets of LaGuardia Airport, the subcontracted airport workers who keep the airports running are being left out […]
Post-Strike, FLL Airline-Contracted Workers to Ask Broward Commissioners: “Where’s Our Living Wage?”
10-11:30 AM on Tuesday, June 23, 2015 Broward County Commission hearing: 115 South Andrews Ave., Fort Lauderdale, FL Fort Lauderdale, FL—Airline-contracted wheelchair attendants, who went on strike over poverty wages and federal labor law violations at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, will deliver letters on Tuesday, asking Broward County Commissioners how to access the County’s Living […]
Crosspoint Towers Janitors To Strike
Lowell, MA—Longtime cleaners of Crosspoint Towers, Lowell’s premier office building, will go on strike Tuesday morning to protest unfair labor practices committed by the building’s cleaning contractor Emerald Green Cleaning. The National Labor Relations Board is currently investigating Emerald Green Cleaning for discriminatory refusing to hire all but a handful of cleaners because of their […]
NYC School Cleaners And Handypersons Demand Equal Pay For Equal Work
New York – Hundreds of 32BJ members who work as cleaners and handypersons in New York public schools gathered today on the steps of City Hall to call on the City Council to pass legislation that would allow all these workers to be paid the prevailing wage rate just like other contracted cleaners and handypersons […]
32BJ Statement on Rent Regulation and 421-a Legislation Proposals
“The Senate’s proposals on rent regulation and 421-a renewal are a gift to the 1 percent and an insult to everyone else,” said 32BJ President Hector Figueroa. “We are telling the Legislature and the governor that they cannot leave Albany without passing an expanded 421-a program that increases affordability requirements and expands wage and benefits standards […]