32BJ SEIU Congratulates Endorsed Massachusetts and Rhode Island Candidates on Election Victories
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, November 4, 2026 32BJ SEIU Congratulates Endorsed Massachusetts and Rhode Island Candidates on Election Victories BOSTON— 32BJ SEIU Executive Vice President Kevin Brown offered the following congratulatory statement for the union’s endorsed candidates who emerged victorious in the 2026 midterm elections in Massachusetts and Rhode Island: “As the […]
Service Workers’ Unions 1199SEIU and 32BJ SEIU Endorse Governor Maura Healey for Re-election
For Immediate Release Monday, August 31, 2026 Service Workers’ Unions 1199SEIU and 32BJ SEIU Endorse Governor Maura Healey for Re-election BOSTON – On Friday August 28, 1199SEIU and Local 32BJ of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) proudly announced their endorsement of Maura Healey for re-election as Governor of Massachusetts. “Whether she’s […]
Collation Representing Logan Airport Workers Rallies on May Day to Demand the Right of Assembly
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, May 1, 2026 Collation Representing Logan Airport Workers Rallies on May Day to Demand the Right of Assembly After speaking program with Senator Markey and Congresswoman Pressley, hundreds of workers prevented from completing a march to the airport, but Massport promises to review current policy A video of the speaking program […]
Congresswoman Pressley & Rep. Decker Speak Out for Custodians before Contract Negotiations at Harvard University
Congresswoman Pressley & Rep. Decker Speak Out for Custodians before Contract Negotiations at Harvard University Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/32BJSEIU Livestream recording: https://www.facebook.com/32BJSEIU/videos/1922716528329048 For more photos and videos (including some of Kevin Brown’s closing remarks), see Dropbox here: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/fk8y1mkmvq3tjiiq5kka9/AMxsdSXWG_pWN297-Lw9bhM?rlkey=tkqsnltl3yv0esynhf1i4126y&st=dskhd9u1&dl=0 All material is reproduceable courtesy 32BJ SEIU CAMBRIDGE, MA — At noon today, hundreds of Harvard custodians and […]
Service Workers’ Union Announces Municipal Election Endorsements in Massachusetts
Service Workers’ Union Announces Municipal Election Endorsements in Massachusetts BOSTON– After reviewing candidate questionnaires and interviewing prospective endorsees in various Massachusetts cities, 32BJ SEIU is proud to announce the union’s full list of endorsed candidates in this fall’s Massachusetts municipal elections. Kevin Brown, Executive Vice President of 32BJ SEIU and the head of […]
Government Accuses Boston High-Rise of Legal Violations in Replacement of Union Janitors
National Labor Relations Board has issued a multi-tiered complaint against the owner and agents of a luxury residential tower at 100 Sudbury Street BOSTON – Late on Friday, September 12, the National Labor Relation Board issued a complaint alleging that the employers of a luxury residential tower in downtown Boston restrained, coerced and illegally discriminated […]
Investor Alert: Irresponsible Conduct by Real Estate Investor Carmel Partners Results in Labor Dispute
April 8, 2025 SEIU 32BJ alerts investors, and potential investors, of risk resulting from irresponsible conduct by real estate firm Carmel Partners. Carmel, a multi-family residential developer and investor, acts as managing owner of The Sudbury, a luxury building located at 100 Sudbury Street in Downtown Boston. The Carmel Fund XIII holds a controlling stake […]
32BJ SEIU Announces Endorsements in Primary Election
32BJ of the SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, August 28, 2024 BOSTON—After a screening process led by union members, Local 32BJ of the Service Employees International Union announces the endorsement of the following list of candidates in the September 3 statewide Democratic primary. Whether first-time office seekers or experienced incumbents, all […]
As Wednesday Midnight Strike Deadline Nears, Janitors Will Rally Tuesday in Kendall Square
Negotiations continue on contract covering 12,000 janitors at 1,500 properties from Merrimack Valley to Rhode Island, including 90 percent of commercial buildings in Greater Boston Four janitors file charges with federal government against employers for intimidation and interference Media may download a full set of photos and videos from Friday’s building-rallies here […]
Contract Negotiations Open for 12,000 Building Cleaners in Massachusetts and Rhode Island
BOSTON — At 2 PM yesterday, fifteen cleaning contractors in sports coats and business suits walked into a downtown Boston union hall where over 100 janitors were already seated in rows, almost all of them dressed in purple union t-shirts. For years, the sharp sartorial contrast has typified the opening session of union contract negotiations […]