New York, NY – Private security officers who protect many city commercial buildings—including Rockefeller Center—have voted unanimously to ratify a new four-year contract that protects workers’ family health care and increases wages. “In a difficult economy, we won a strong contract with wage increases in every year of the agreement while maintaining quality health coverage for […]

New York, NY – More than 1,000 private security officers who protect Port Authority locations in New York and New Jersey overwhelmingly approved a new 4-year union contract with major wage increases that will bring the hourly rate to nearly $20 an hour for many men and women by 2016. “Professionalizing the industry means better

New York, NY –Councilman Jumaane Williams joined today hundreds of tenants and supporters at the massive Flatbush Gardens housing complex in Brooklyn to welcome the 70 workers’ return to work. A Federal District Court ruled against the owners of Flatbush Gardens, Renaissance Equity Holdings, to end a 16 month lockout and order Renaissance Equity Holdings to

New York, NY – Two New York State Assembly Members running for Congress – Rory Lancman and Hakeem Jeffries – have won the endorsement of 32BJ SEIU, the largest private-sector union in New York. In announcing the endorsements for the House seats in the newly drawn 6th and 8th Districts, the union committed to a voter

The following statement can be attributed to Mike Fishman, President of 32BJ SEIU: “New York City taxpayers expect their economic development dollars to go toward creating good jobs and a broadly shared prosperity. Making sure companies benefiting from taxpayer subsidies pay the same rates as their private-sector counterparts is simply fair policy.” With more than

New York, NY – The following statement on today’s District Court ruling against the owners of Flatbush Gardens, Renaissance Equity Holdings, to end a 2-year lockout can be attributed to Héctor Figueroa, Secretary-Treasurer of 32BJ SEIU, and the largest private-sector union in the state: “The judge’s decision to end a 16 month lockout and order Renaissance

The following statement can be attributed to Héctor Figueroa, Secretary Treasurer of 32BJ SEIU: “Making sure that all students in New York have access to sources of financial aid is part of a broader set of reforms to maintain a diverse, educated and highly-skilled workforce to drive economic growth,” said Héctor Figueroa, Secretary Treasurer of

New York, NY–After nearly a year on the picket line, 21 building service workers at Dayton Beach Co-ops in Far Rockaway returned to work today with a new contract that protects their wage and benefit standards. “From striking against an attack on their livelihoods to walking shoulder to shoulder on the picket line through tough

New York, NY– Brooklyn City Councilman Lew Fidler, who is running for the State Senate seat vacated by Carl Kruger, has won the endorsement of 32BJ SEIU, the largest private-sector union in New York. In announcing the endorsement for the March 20th special election, the union committed to a voter outreach campaign, including mailings, door-to-door