At-Risk Workers on the Frontlines of COVID-19 in Virginia Urge Governor Northam to Enact Specific Measures to Protect Their Physical and Financial Well-Being
Working people on the frontlines of this pandemic need healthcare, paid sick leave and moratorium on evictions and utility shutoffs. Washington, D.C. – Jaime Contreras, Vice President of 32BJ SEIU and David Broder, President of SEIU Virginia 512 today thanked Virginia Governor Ralph Northam for expanding unemployment insurance to provide a critical lifeline for working families. They […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Anne Arundel County Executive Pittman and BWI Airport Workers Demand Immediate Action to Ensure Worker Safety
Baltimore, MD – Anne Arundel County Executive Stuart Pittman has joined workers at BWI Marshall Airport to demand that airline contractor, Menzies Aviation, PLC take action to ensure the safety of their employees. Menzies, which services every airline at BWI, has been fined by the Maryland Occupational Safety and Health (MOSH) for violating safety regulations, […]
DC Mayor Muriel Bowser Urges Region’s Airport Authority to Ensure Contracted Airport Workers Earn $15 per hour by 2022
MWAA will vote on DCA and Dulles wage policy on December 18 Washington, D.C. – D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is urging the Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority to ensure contracted workers at Reagan National Airport and Washington Dulles International Airport reach $15 per hour by 2022. On December 18, MWAA board members will hold a vote […]
Virginia’s Blue Tide Raises Profile of Contracted Airport Workers’ Fight for $15
MWAA to vote to extend Airport Authority wage policy on December 18 Washington, D.C. – Virginia Delegate Elizabeth Guzman (HD-31) and 16 Delegates have signed a letter urging the Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority to ensure contracted workers at Reagan National Airport and Washington Dulles International Airport reach $15 per hour by 2023. Their $12.15 […]
Union representing 6,000 Immigrant Workers in Virginia Pushes for Democratic Sweep
Union Janitors and Security Officers Spent a Month Turning out Votes/Knocked on Thousands of Doors Leesburg, Va. – 32BJ SEIU, which represents 6,000 immigrant office cleaners and airport service workers in Northern Virginia are part of a major push to help Democrats flip Virginia, after a month-long GOTV effort by team of over a […]
Montgomery County Council Passes Bill to Increase Workers’ Access to Full-Time Hours and Employer-Paid Health Care, Alleviating Burden on Taxpayers
Rockville, MD – Commercial office cleaners celebrated the Montgomery County Council’s passage of the “Building Service Employees Minimum Work Week Act,” which ensures that building service workers of large commercial office buildings are employed in shifts of no less than 30 hours a week. Many cleaners are only offered part-time hours that leave them working multiple part-time jobs […]
BWI Workers Fear Falling While High off the Ground without Proper tie offs, File Second Set of Safety Allegations against Airport Contractor
Baltimore City Councilman Bullock to rally with workers at BWI contractor headquarters Baltimore, MD – While safety may be a top priority at BWI Marshall Airport and for Menzies Aviation, PLC, workers continue to report feeling unsafe and have filed a second round of charges with the Maryland Occupational Safety and Health (MOSH) alleging […]