Maryland House to Consider Bill to Improve Wages, Attract More Experienced and Trained Workers at Heightened Security Sites: BWI Airport, Penn Station and Port of Baltimore
Annapolis, MD – On Tuesday, Maryland Delegate Talmadge Branch will hold a hearing on the Maryland Secure Maryland Wage Act. The bill could improve wages to help attract and retain even more experienced and trained workers at sites with heightened security, including BWI Marshall Airport, Penn Station and the Port of Baltimore. Washington Dulles and Reagan National […]
32BJ Condemns ICE’s Expanded Assault on Immigrants
The following statement may be attributed to Kyle Bragg, President 32BJ SEIU: “Yesterday’s announcement that ICE will send 100 agents with stun grenades and sniper certification to so-called sanctuary cities is simply despicable. Just last week ICE shot a man in Brooklyn in the face. This new assault terrorizes immigrants for political gain, wastes taxpayers’ […]
Immigrant Youth from Martha’s Vineyard & East Boston Hold Impassioned Press Conference, Lobby Day for Driver’s License Bill
Students Share Their Personal Stories of Immigration, Flood the Statehouse BOSTON: On Thursday, February 13th at 10:30am, upwards of 50 immigrant youth and children of immigrants—including those who are undocumented or have Temporary Protected Status (TPS)—held a press conference at 32BJ SEIU’s headquarters in Boston, followed by a march and lobby day at the State House […]
Immigrant Youth from Martha’s Vineyard, East Boston To Hold Valentine’s-Themed Day of Action for Driver’s Licenses
Youth Will Hold Press Conference/Speak Out for WFMA, Deliver Valentine’s to Supportive Elected Officials WHO: Immigrant youth and the children of immigrants, including those who are undocumented or have Temporary Protected Status; along with union workers and allies. WHAT: “Week of Love” press conference, March and lobby day for the Work and Family Mobility Act […]
New York City Council to Hold Hearing Today on ‘Just Cause’ Bill to Protect Fast Food Workers from Unfair Job Loss
Fast Food workers says employers fire them for no reason at all or arbitrary ones, turning their lives upside down NEW YORK— Fast food workers are coming to the New York City Council today to urge council members to approve two proposed bills to give them “Just Cause” protection from arbitrary reduction in work […]
32BJ SEIU: President Trump’s Budget Would Steal Healthcare from Seniors, Children and Working Families
The following statement may be attributed to Kyle Bragg, President 32BJ SEIU: “The President’s plan to slash a trillion dollars from programs that make health care affordable shows that he is deeply out of step with the priorities of hardworking families. This budget just confirms what we already know: that the President’s massive tax […]
32BJ Commends Gov. Cuomo for Signing Bill to Lift Wages for Utility Workers
The following statement may be attributed to Kyle Bragg, President 32BJ SEIU: “We commend Governor Cuomo for signing a bill that would lift wages for low-wage workers at monopoly utility companies like ConEdison. For the men and women who clean and secure New York State’s critical infrastructure, this bill will provide a path towards […]
VAMOS4PR Statement on Puerto Rico Debt Deal with Bondholders Announced by Financial Oversight and Management Board
The following statement can be attributed to Javier S. Cuebas, Executive Director of VAMOS4PR and VAMOS4PR Action: “The latest plan announced by the Financial Oversight and Management Board once again puts the hedge funds who have scooped up Puerto Rico’s debt ahead of the people of Puerto Rico. It is unconscionable that these vulture funds would get […]
SEIU 1199 and 32BJ Endorse Brandon Scott for Mayor, Shannon Sneed for City Council President, and Bill Henry for Comptroller on Behalf of Hundreds of Thousands of Healthcare and Property Services Workers
Baltimore, MD – On Friday morning, the nation’s largest healthcare worker and property services unions, the Service Employees International (SEIU) 1199 and 32BJ, endorsed candidates for Baltimore City Mayor (Brandon Scott), City Council President (Shannon Sneed), City Comptroller (Bill Henry), and City Council members (D1 Zeke Cohen, D2 Danielle McCray, D3 Ryan Dorsey, D6 Sharon […]
Co-Chairs of the Driving Families Forward Coalition Celebrate Driver’s License Bill Moving Forward
The following joint statement may be attributed to Roxana Rivera, Vice President of 32BJ SEIU, and Natalicia Tracy, Executive Director of the Brazilian Worker Center: As co-chairs of the Driving Families Forward coalition, we applaud the legislators with the House Transportation Committee for doing the right thing yesterday and voting the Work and Family […]