32BJ SEIU Cleaners Ratify New Contract
Pittsburgh – Commercial office cleaners – members of 32BJ SEIU –overwhelmingly ratified a new four-year agreement with their employers over the weekend. The contract covers workers who clean and maintain buildings in downtown, the Strip District, Oakland and other East End neighborhoods. The deal calls for strong wage increases, maintains employer-paid healthcare, and increases […]
32BJ Blasts Restriction on Citizenship Fee-Waivers
The following statement may be attributed to Kyle Bragg, President 32BJ SEIU: “As one of the nation’s largest unions with majority immigrant membership, we condemn the Trump Administration’s latest attempt to prevent low-income immigrants from realizing the American Dream. On Friday, the administration announced that, starting December 2, immigrants will no longer be allowed to […]
32BJ Statement on the Extension of Work Permission for Salvadoran TPS Recipients
The following statement may be attributed to Kyle Bragg, President 32BJ SEIU: “We are pleased and relieved that the governments of El Salvador and the United States have reached an accord that will extend working rights for Salvadoran recipients of TPS for another year, but we must temper our joy with very serious reservations. This […]
32BJ SEIU Commends the Introduction of the Airline Accountability Act
On the Heels of Eulen Airport Workers Strikes at JFK and Fort Lauderdale,Senators Booker and Brown Take Aim at the Airline Industry’s Outsourcing Practices WASHINGTON, D.C. – 32BJ SEIU today commended U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) for reintroducing The Airline Accountability Act, a bill which targets the airline industry’s practice of outsourcing labor […]
32BJ SEIU Endorses 2019 Candidates
NEWARK, N.J.— 32BJ of the Service Employees International Union, the largest property services union in the country, Today announces endorsement of 24 Assembly candidates, six freeholders, 3 councilmembers and 1 mayor in the upcoming elections. This is at its heart a race for the support of working people, immigrants, people of color and environmental justice. The […]
32BJ CONGRATULATES GOV. CUOMO ON SIGNING INTO LAW PROTECTIONS FOR NEW YORKERS FROM EXCESS HOSPITAL CHARGES
The following statement can be attributed to Kyle Bragg, president of 32BJ SEIU: “Our 32BJ members congratulate Governor Cuomo for signing into law Senate Bill 3171/Assembly Bill 264B, which closes an important loophole in the landmark 2014 law addressing surprise bills, and helps protect New Yorkers from having to pay outrageous, unplanned and unexpected […]
CLEANERS AND BUILDING SERVICE WORKERS UNANIMOUSLY VOTE TO RATIFY CONTRACT
PHILADELPHIA –On Saturday, 32BJ SEIU cleaners and building service workers voted to ratify a four-year contract covers nearly 3,000 workers who clean and maintain 120 commercial buildings in Philadelphia. The contract contains strong wage gains, maintains employer-paid health insurance, an increase in pension contributions and language improvements including provisions that help keep employees safe in […]
JFK WORKERS RETURN TO WORK AFTER STRIKE
Eulen airport workers are back to work after a 24-hour strike. NEW YORK, N.Y. – On Tuesday morning, union members walked Eulen American workers at JFK Airport back into work after the culmination of their 24-hour strike. The group of union members wanted to ensure workers returned with no incident or further violation of their […]
Mayor Peduto Joins Strip District 32BJ Cleaners to Demand Wage Equity
–weeks before contract expiration, workers demand all cleaning contractors pay a living wage- Pittsburgh – 32BJ SEIU cleaners will be joined by Mayor Bill Peduto, Councilwoman Deb Gross, Councilwoman Erika Strassburger, State Sen. Lindsey Williams (D -38), and City Council candidate Bobby Wilson on Thursday, October 17 at 2:30 p.m. in the Strip District at […]
STRIKE AVERTED FOR JANITORS AT 1,200 OFFICE BUILDINGS THROUGHOUT DC, MARYLAND AND VIRGINIA
Just Hours before Expiration, Cleaners Reach Tentative Agreement with Employers For a Contract Covering 10,500 Jobs Washington, D.C. –32BJ SEIU, which represents 10,500 commercial office cleaners in the D.C. area and Baltimore have reached a tentative agreement for a new four-year contract with the Washington Service Contractors Association, which represents the area’s major commercial cleaning companies. […]