32BJ Statement On Astorino Veto Of Westchester Immigrant Protection Act
The following statement can be attributed to John Santos, Vice President and Hudson Valley District Director, SEIU 32BJ: “Astorino’s veto of the Westchester Immigrant Protection Act is misguided, and an obstacle to truly protecting everyone who lives and works in Westchester County. Ten legislators from both sides of the aisle voted to approve the law, […]
SEIU 32BJ Responds To Broward County’s Report On The Shooting Incident At The Fort Lauderdale Airport
(Miami, FL) The following statement can be attributed to Helene O’Brien, Florida Director of SEIU 32BJ, the union that represents 163,000 property service workers, including more than 600 subcontracted airline passenger service workers at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport: “Today’s release of Broward County’s report in response to January’s shooting incident, is a great start and […]
32BJ SEIU Statement on the Hateful Attack in Charlottesville
The following statement can be attributed to Héctor Figueroa, president of SEIU 32BJ: “A life has already been lost in a senseless act of hatred in Charlottesville. Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of those attacked today. As a union we reject these kinds of hateful actions and encourage our members, working families […]
32BJ Response to Daniel Loeb Comments about Andrea Stewart-Cousins
The following statement can be attributed to Héctor Figueroa, president of SEIU 32BJ: “Daniel Loeb’s racist remarks against Senate Democratic Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins must be firmly rejected by anyone with a sense of decency. These kind of despicable comments are fueled by racist and anti-union sentiments that don’t belong in New York or anywhere. One […]
Congressman Hastings, Vice Mayor Furr, & FLL Airport Workers Launch ‘Safe Airports’ Campaign to Improve Security at Ft Lauderdale Airport
(Fort Lauderdale, FL) Congressman Alcee Hastings, Broward Vice Mayor Beam Furr, airport security expert, retired Capt. LaPonda Fitchpatrick, and Laura Huizer of the National Employment Law Project (NELP) joined SEIU 32BJ and airport workers on Thursday, August 10th to launch the Safe Airports campaign at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, the site of the horrific shooting this January. […]
32BJ Statement on the Death of Window Cleaner Eduardo Monge
Our condolences go out to the family, friends and coworkers of our brother Eduardo Monge, the window cleaner who fell to his death at 60 Madison Avenue this morning. Eduardo comes from a family of window cleaners and is a long time member of our union. We keenly feel his loss. We will continue to […]
32BJ SEIU Responds to County Exec Study on $15 Minimum Wage
Rockville, MD– The union representing thousands of commercial office cleaners and other property service workers in Montgomery County issued the following statement in response to County Executive Ike Leggett’s study on raising the minimum wage to $15. The following statement is attributable to Maria Naranjo, 32BJ Capital Area Director, 32BJ SEIU: “In one of the […]
32BJ SEIU Statement on Trump’s Proposal to Slash Immigration Levels
The following statement can be attributed to Hector Figueroa, President of 32BJ SEIU: “President Trump’s immigration levels bill is a hateful gimmick that will hurt our economy, separate families and won’t create a single job for working Americans. Much like the Trump Administration’s deportation machine, this bill targets good people who make positive contributions to […]
32BJ Members Endorse Francisco Moya for Queens City Council Seat
NEW YORK— 32BJ SEIU members announced today that they have endorsed Francisco Moya for City Council representing District 21 in Queens because of his long history of standing up for immigrants, union members and working New Yorkers. Union members are focused on electing progressive candidates in New York City this year to fight back against […]
Talks Continue as Airport Workers Prepare for Possible Strike
Philadelphia-Contracted Philadelphia airport workers are holding off their strike another day as talks between American Airlines and the airport workers’ union, 32BJ SEIU, continue into Thursday. Gabe Morgan, Vice President of 32BJ SEIU issued the following statement: “The union and American Airlines are still in discussions but we remain ready to strike if talks break […]