NEW YORK, NY – A newly-introduced plan to repair the nation’s broken immigration system is a welcome breakthrough that could bring 11 million people out of the shadows, unify American families and stabilize our communities, members and officers of 32BJ SEIU said today. “It makes us all stronger,” said 32BJ member Juliana Peters, a commercial […]

More than a hundred supporters joined a protest rally today in front of a Park Slope luxury apartment complex to demand that the building’s service workers, who say they were fired in retaliation for their union activities, be rehired. Service workers at Arias Park Slope–a 95-unit rental property at 150 4th Avenue, Brooklyn where monthly

  New York – As onlookers cheered, supporters of commonsense immigration reform from 32BJ SEIU took over Times Square Wednesday morning with a card stunt to spotlight the growing urgency for immediate federal action. “The Time Is Now:  We Are America” was the message seen by thousands of passers-by and window-gazers from high above the

NEW YORK – Top national and local labor leaders, Congress members, city elected officials, business leaders and advocates today urged Congress to pass — and President Obama to sign — a common sense immigration reform bill this year. “The labor movement has no higher priority in 2013 than to build a workable immigration system that

New York – Local 32BJ of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) today endorsed City Council Member Letitia James for Public Advocate in a crucial Democratic primary race. “For years, Tish James has demonstrated a deep commitment to the working people of our city,” said Hector Figueroa, president of 32BJ SEIU. “She has worked hard to

New York – Local 32BJ of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) today announced major endorsements in Democratic primary races for Brooklyn and Queens Borough Presidents and 44 City Council seats. “All of these candidates have demonstrated a deep commitment to the working people of our city,” said Hector Figueroa, president of 32BJ. “Now more

New York, NY – Santa and his helpers today visited the Park Avenue South headquarters of TF Cornerstone, one of the fastest-growing real estate developers in the city, to warn the company’s owners of its landing on this year’s “Naughty” list for undercutting area standards for New York’s working people. Standing outside Cornerstone’s headquarters at 387 Park Avenue

New York, NY—JFK Airport security officers today called off their strike after the Port Authority intervened. “Earlier today, the Port Authority asked us to call off our strike and, more importantly, asked the contractors to meet with us,” Prince Jackson, a security officer for Air Serv, told a rally of workers and community supporters at JFK Airport.

New York, NY—JFK Airport security officers today voted to go on strike if contractors continue to try to silence them from complaining about  passenger and worker security and safety concerns. The security officers, who are forming a labor organization to fight against suppression of their rights, have set a strike for Thursday, Dec. 20, if the companies fail to

With Broadway in full swing for the busy holiday season, the 250 men and women who work as porters, cleaners, elevator operators and matrons in 32 of the 40 theaters on Broadway will vote whether to authorize their bargaining committee to call a strike if necessary. Prior to the vote, the workers, represented by 32BJ