Bed-Stuy Apartment Workers, Tenants To Protest Illegal Firings, Deplorable Conditions Under New “Hip” Owner
New York, NY— Workers, tenants, elected officials and union leaders will rally at 1711 Fulton Street in Brooklyn’s Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood on Thursday night to call on the building owner to restore good jobs for the building’s workers, who saw their pay cut and were harassed and fired because of their union membership. They will also […]
Security Officers to Wealthy Building Owners: ‘No More Delays, We Need a Fair Contract Now’
Angry over stalled contract negotiations, Pittsburgh security officers take to the streets Pittsburgh – With contract negotiations stalled, dozens of security officers in uniform lined up outside the K & L Gates building this morning to rally for a fair contract. Joining them in solidarity were office cleaners and allies. More than a thousand […]
32BJ Endorses Mayor Segarra For Reelection
Hartford, CT – 32BJ, the nation’s largest property services union is endorsing Mayor Pedro Segarra for reelection as Mayor of Hartford. “Working families need strong champions like Mayor Segarra who are unafraid to tackle difficult issues and deliver real improvements in public education, creation of good jobs and respect of immigrant rights. Pedro Segarra is […]
DC-Metro/Baltimore Office Cleaners Ratify New 4-Year Contract Improving 10,500 Jobs
For More Information: Julie Karant: 646-584-9001 Washington, D.C. – The region’s commercial office cleaners have ratified a new contract covering 10,500 workers that will provide a $2.00 hourly pay increase over the life of the four-year deal with the Washington Service Contractors Association, which represents the area’s major commercial cleaning companies. The wage increases included in the […]
Over 100 Supporters Rally For Cleaners’ Jobs In Rocky Hill
For more information: Eugenio Villasante (646) 285-1087 HARTFORD, Conn. — On Wednesday at 3:30 p.m., well over 100 workers and supporters gathered at 500 Enterprise Drive in Rocky Hill, outside Hartford, to rally in support of cleaners who were displaced from their jobs when the building owner, KS Partners, abruptly ended a cleaning contract spanning nearly […]
Hip Bed-Stuy Building Owner Hit with Federal Complaint for Illegal Wage Cuts, Firing of Workers
New York, NY— The owner of a building in Bed-Stuy, who is connected to a string of “hip” developments in Brooklyn, has been charged with illegally cutting pay, threatening and firing the workers at 1711 Fulton Street in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood, according to a complaint issued today by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). In […]
32BJ SEIU Statement In Response To Port Authority’s Announcement To Convene A Task Force To Study Raising Wages For Airport Workers
“The Port Authority has stalled on its own plan for higher wages and benefits for 12,000 contracted airport workers making poverty wages, and is now nearly 10 months past the deadline it set for itself for implementation, much less a vote to pass the plan. While it is unclear what remains to be discovered after […]
Airport Security Strike Cancelled As Company Responds To Workers’ Demands
– The 1,200 Aviation Safeguards workers who were planning a potentially crippling strike beginning at 10:00 pm Wednesday July 22nd 2015 will report to their posts as usual after the company agreed to a deal with the employees and 32BJ SEIU. “We are pleased to announce that the voices of 1,200 workers have been heard,” Hector Figueroa, president of 32BJ, […]
URGENT: Emergency announcement regarding the JFK, LGA Airport Strike
When: Wednesday 1:30 p.m. Where: LaGuardia Plaza, 104-04 Ditmars Blvd East Elmhurst, NY 11369 What: An emergency announcement from Aviation Safeguards security officers, wheelchair attendants and baggage handlers planning to strike tonight. Airport workers for Delta’s subcontractor Aviation Safeguards at both JFK and LaGuardia have an emergency announcement about their planned strike tonight at 10 p.m. 1,200 […]
Sick and Tired, Allies Stand Together for Paid Sick Legislation
Pittsburgh – This morning, a coalition of organizations that include faith-based, women’s rights groups, community groups and labor unions, united this morning at the City County Building Portico to launch a paid sick days campaign in the city. The coalition is calling on City Council to pass an ordinance providing for one hour of paid sick time […]