VAMOS4PR Statement on Notice of Default for Government Development Bank of Puerto Rico
Version en español a seguir This statement can be attributed to VAMOS4PR Executive Director Javier S. Cuebas: “Puerto Rico’s disastrous austerity measures to pay off the public debt are clearly not a solution to this crisis. Reports that a part of the Government of Puerto Rico is now unable to pay bondholders, are a sign […]
Hackensack Office Cleaners Rally against Lawbreaking Employer
Workers demand back slashed wages and benefits HACKENSACK, N.J. — Office cleaners who work at 3 University Plaza were joined by dozens of union members who work in the area and their allies to rally outside the Hackensack high-rise on Tuesday night to protest an unfair drop in wages and benefits for the seven […]
Fast Food Workers Walk Out to Demand Chipotle Stop Making Them Work Sick Amid Concerns of Growing COVID-19 Outbreak
In a series of actions this week, Chipotle workers are telling their employer they want to be able to follow federal guidelines to prevent spread of Coronavirus without facing retaliation NEW YORK—As public concerns increase over COVID-19 outbreak nationally and in New York, Chipotle workers and their supporters walked out on Friday from a midtown […]
Newark Airport Workers Fearing Coronavirus Contagion Call on NJ Legislature to Pass Law to Support their Healthcare
Over 250 frontline workers facing healthcare crisis say COVID-19 means debilitating disease and debt TRENTON, N.J. — In a letter directed to state lawmakers, passenger service workers at Newark Liberty International Airport said that legislators and the media have missed a critical fact in reporting on COVID-19, also known as Coronavirus: thousands of airport workers […]
Amid Widening COVID-19 Concerns, NY Elected Officials Call For Health Care Now for Frontline Airport Workers
Councilmembers call on state to protect airport workers from impacts of Coronavirus outbreak, demanding workers get quality, affordable health insurance now. QUEENS, NY—Scores of SEIU 32BJ members who work at New York airports joined New York City Council Members today in urging state lawmakers to urgently approve a law to provide workers at JFK and […]
Service Employees International Union Announces $150 Million National Investment in 2020 Cycle, with Virginia as One of Eight Top Targeted States
Historic program will drive robust field effort and paid media strategy to elect pro-worker candidates up and down the ballot This is the biggest and earliest voter engagement investment in SEIU’s history and is aimed at expanding the electorate, especially in Black, Latino and Asian American communities Richmond, VA — Today, the Service Employees International […]
SEIU 32BJ Endorses Candidates for 2020 elections in New York
NEW YORK, NY— The members of SEIU 32BJ, the largest property services union in the country, today announced endorsements for 16 members of Congress, 37 members of the NY State Senate and 85 members of the State Assembly. Most of the candidates supported by the union are incumbents. “Our members are focused on candidates who […]
SEIU PA State Council Endorses Emily Kincaid in House District 20
Pittsburgh — Today, The SEIU Pennsylvania State Council announced its endorsement of Emily Kincaid in PA House District 20. “SEIU believes in Unions for All Pennsylvanians, whether black, white or brown and no matter where they come from,” said Gabe Morgan, President of the SEIU Pennsylvania State Council and Vice President of SEIU Local […]
Fast Food Workers File Complaints against Chipotle Alleging Violations of City Paid Sick Leave Law
Chipotle co-workers joined a worker returning to work after city negotiated settlement to get her job back, plus $2,500 for illegal firing NEW YORK—Workers from 10 Chipotle restaurants announced today that they are filing complaints with the city against their employer for forcing them to work sick, refusing to let them take sick days […]
32BJ SEIU New York Security Members Open Bargaining on Contract Renewal for 14,000 Officers
— Workers Fight to Improve Wages and Benefits, Protect Employer-Paid Health Insurance and Other Industry Gains— NEW YORK—Elected bargaining committees representing 14,000 security officers who protect major public and private buildings around New York City and are members of SEIU 32BJ will sit across from employers today at union headquarters in the first of […]