32BJ SEIU Hails Historic Working Families Party Victory
PHILADELPHIA – 32BJ SEIU today congratulated the historic election of Working Families Party candidate, Kendra Brooks. The union—which represents 12,000 commercial office cleaners, security officers, Philly school district workers and airport workers in the Delaware Valley—were early and strong supporters of the Working Families Party bid to end Republican control of minority seats on the Philadelphia […]
SEIU 32BJ HOSTS RALLY GOTV RALLY AND CANVASS LAUNCH FOR WORKING FAMILIES PARTY SLATE CANDIDATES KENDRA BROOKS AND NICOLAS O’ROURKE
Pennsylvania Working Families Party candidates seek to end Republican control of minority seats on Nov.5th PHILADELPHIA: Ahead of Election Day, SEIU 32BJ hosted a rally for Working Families Party slate candidates Kendra Brooks and Nicolas O’Rourke in support of their bid to end Republican control of minority seats on the Philadelphia City Council. Dozens […]
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 […]
Thousands of Janitors will take to the Streets to Rally for a Fair Contract
Massive Crowd Marches to Rittenhouse Square to Demand their Share of Center City’s Prosperity Philadelphia – Joined by Mayor Jim Kenney, more than a thousand members of the property service workers union, 32BJ SEIU will fill the streets of Philadelphia on Thursday at 12:00pm to demand that cleaners and other building service workers are able to care for their […]
32BJ SEIU Announces Endorsement of Judy Moore for City Council
Philadelphia-32BJ SEIU—the union representing the city’s commercial office cleaners, security officers, blue collar school district employees and airport workers—today announced their endorsement of Judy Moore for the city’s 10th Council District. Moore seeks to unseat four-term Republican Councilman Brian O’Neill. “We support Judy Moore because she will be a vocal advocate for strong public schools and […]
32BJ SEIU AND A GROWING LIST OF LABOR UNIONS ENDORSE KENDRA BROOKS AND PASTOR NICOLAS O’ROURKE FOR PHILADELPHIA CITY COUNCIL
Pennsylvania Working Families Party candidates seek to end Republican control of minority seats and build a more representative City Council PHILADELPHIA — The Working Families Party is proud to announce endorsements from key labor allies such as SEIU 32BJ, SEIU-HCPA, AFSCME District 1199C, PASNAP, BMWED-IBT, and UNITE HERE Philadelphia for Philadelphia City Council At-Large […]
DELAWARE CLEANERS RALLY FOR $15 MINIMUM WAGE
DE workers rally as thousands across the country commemorate Justice for Janitors Day in supporting the struggle of low-wage workers to improve their lives. WILMINGTON, De-As the Delaware state legislature this week considers a bill to raise the state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour, commercial office cleaners, joined by elected officials and supporters will […]
Philadelphia Becomes the First City in the Nation to Pass Industrywide ‘Just Cause’ Legislation
Parking Workers Score Historic Victory to Transform a Low-Wage Industry Philadelphia–Today, the city of Philadelphia became the first city in the nation to pass industrywide “Just Cause” legislation. The “Just Cause” legislation will apply to more than 1,000 parking workers who work in a low-wage industry where mistreatment and firings are common. “Today’s victory for […]
32BJ SEIU Announces Endorsed Candidates for 2019 Primary Election
Philadelphia- Today, 32BJ of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), which represents 12,000 workers in the city—including commercial office cleaners, security officers and Philadelphia School District workers—announced its list of endorsed candidates for the 2019 Primary Election. Jim Kenney, Mayor Mark Squilla, Council District 1 Kenyatta Johnson, Council District 2 Jannie Blackwell, Council District 3 Curtis […]
32BJ SEIU Endorses Challengers Erika Almirón and Isaiah Thomas for Council At Large
Philadelphia- Today, 32BJ of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), which represents 12,000 workers in the city—including commercial office cleaners, security officers and Philadelphia School District workers—announced its endorsements of Erika Almiron and Isaiah Thomas for Council At Large. “Erika Almirón has been at the forefront of the fight to ensure that immigrants are treated with […]