32BJ Building Workers in Long Island Reach Tentative Agreement with Realty Advisory Board
NEW YORK – 32BJ SEIU’s Long Island bargaining committee and the Realty Advisory Board have reached a tentative agreement that would provide raises of thousands of dollars yearly over four years, maintain health care and increase funding for retirement benefits. If ratified by the members, the contract would cover over 150 porters, handypersons and supers […]
After a Five Year Struggle, Philadelphia Airport Workers Win Their First Union Contract
PHILADELPHIA-Along with Mayor Jim Kenney, Council members and clergy, Philadelphia airport workers—including baggage handlers, wheelchair agents, cabin cleaners, line queues, sky caps and more—today announced the first ever union contract after more than five years of organizing for a living wage and a union. “I am proud of Philadelphia airport workers for winning a union […]
32BJ SEIU’s New Jersey District Decries Rep. Chris Smith’s Inaction on Immigration Policies
Newark— New Jersey’s own Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) has continually failed to take leadership to create a fair and efficient path to citizenship for hard-working immigrants who keep the economy running. Because of Smith’s inaction, the fate of DREAMers, a community of people who came to the United States without documentation as children, but who […]
32BJ SEIU Praises Virginia State Legislature’s Passage of Medicaid Expansion
(Arlington, VA) The following statement is attributable to Jaime Contreras, a Vice President at 32BJ SEIU: “As fewer and fewer people have employer-paid health coverage for themselves, much less their families, elections have consequences that can mean the difference between life and death. That’s why 32BJ members joined commonsense Virginians in electing leaders who fought […]
32BJ SEIU Endorses Reed Gusciora for Trenton’s Mayoral Election
Newark, N.J. – 32BJ, one of the fastest-growing unions in New Jersey with 12,000 members in the state and 163,000 nationwide, announced today its endorsement of current Assemblyman Reed Gusciora in his run for Trenton mayor in the upcoming June 12 election. “During his 22 years serving in the New Jersey General Assembly, Reed Gusciora […]
32BJ Statement on Death of Angelo Falcón
The following statement can be attributed to Héctor Figueroa, President of 32BJ SEIU: “32BJ extends our deepest condolences to the family and loved ones of Angelo Falcón, one of the most fearless and tireless advocates for Puerto Ricans and Latinos in New York. Throughout his life and career, Angelo brought together an encyclopedic knowledge of […]
Holmes Norton Urges Secretary of State Pompeo to Reconsider Office Cleaner Layoffs
Washington, D.C. — In a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, D.C. Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton urges Pompeo to reconsider the May 1st layoff of 17 contracted cleaners following budget cuts from the Department’s Procurement Office. In addition, hundreds of State Department employees signed a petition delivered to Contracting Officer Pete Jones that […]
Will Cleaning Contractor Budget Cuts Put Your Health at Risk?
Washington, D.C. — A week into his tenure, Secretary of State Pompeo faces a number of problems including North Korea, Gaza and fallout from the Iran deal withdrawal, but he may not have been expecting to find a mess in his office building. May 1st request from the State Department’s Procurement Office directs R & R Building […]