Airport Workers Question LaGuardia Modernization Plan
Friday June 5, 2015 — On May 28, The Port Authority of NY and NJ Board announced the winner of a multi-billion dollar rehabilitation project for LaGuardia Airport. As lawmakers in both New York and New Jersey criticize the new renovation plan, some of the people who spend the most time at the region’s airport […]
Hipster Bed-Stuy Apartment Building Owner Cuts Workers On The Job For Decades
New York, NY— Workers at 1711 Fulton, a residential building complex in Bedford-Stuyvesant that gets state assistance for affordable housing, today protested Vertices Holdings’ decision to cut all of their jobs after they had maintained the building for decades. They were joined by about 30 supportive residents who are also concerned about their own future […]
Logan Airport Contractor Fined Over Wage-Theft
Boston, MA—Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey has cited aviation service contractor ReadyJet Inc. for failing to pay workers proper overtime hours worked at Logan International Airport. ReadyJet is the fourth aviation contractor to be fined at Logan Airport in three year. Healey ordered Cleverdale, NY-based contractor to pay over $10,000 in civil penalties and $16,000 […]
Contract Talks Open For 10,500 Cleaners In Washington, Northern Virginia, Montgomery County & Baltimore
Washington, DC – Negotiations will begin today for a new union contract covering over 4,000 commercial cleaners in Washington, D.C., nearly 4,000 cleaners in Northern Virginia, over 1,500 cleaners in Montgomery County, Maryland and 700 Baltimore cleaners. The union will present proposals focused on increasing worker access to full-time hours and thus, full-time income to […]
White Plains’ Trump Tower Workers Strike
White Plains, NY— Maintenance workers at the luxurious Trump Tower in White Plains will strike on Thursday afternoon to protest violations of their rights. The employer has used coercive tactics including UNLAWFUL surveillance when workers have expressed support for their union and demanded a new collective bargaining agreement. Last week, the workers’ union filed federal […]
Hundreds Rally For Modern Jobs In Modern Airports
Thursday May 28, 2015 — Today during the monthly Port Authority Board Meeting the agency announced the winner of a multi-billion dollar rehabilitation project for LaGuardia airport while further delaying a better wage and benefits plan that would lift 12,000 airport workers out of poverty. We cannot claim to have a 21st century airport while workers […]
32BJ SEIU Members Endorse Annette Quijano and Jamel Holley for New Jersey Assembly Seats in LD 20
Newark—32BJ SEIU members have announced their support for Democratic candidates Annette Quijano and Jamel Holley in the 20th Legislative District Assembly primary race. Both candidates, who currently serve in the Assembly, have distinguished themselves as dedicated and formidable leaders who have and will continue to stand up for working people and disenfranchised residents of the […]
SEIU Congratulates Endorsed Candidates on Primary Election Victories
HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania State Council of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) congratulates all of our endorsed candidates for their Primary Election victories on Tuesday, as well as all victorious candidates with a proven record of standing up for working families. With the strong support of SEIU members, state Supreme Court candidates Kevin Dougherty and David Wecht were […]
32BJ SEIU Congratulates Newly Elected Dc Council Members LaRuby May And Brandon Todd On Swearing In
Washington, D.C. – Members of the 32BJ SEIU congratulated LaRuby May and Brandon Todd today on their swearing in for DC Council seats in Wards 8 and 4. The union provided key support for the endorsed candidates, by devoting significant time knocking on doors and making phone calls as well as through direct mail, and […]
Strike! Printing House Workers & Residents Protest Firing & Threats over Union Organizing
New York, NY—The residential workers at the luxury Printing House at 421 Hudson Street in the West Village are on strike. They are striking over the firing of one of the leaders of their organizing campaign and threats to other workers who are fighting for better jobs. Doorman Arturo Vergara, who’s worked at the building […]