32BJ SEIU and the Apartment and Office Building Association (AOBA) Urge Prioritization of At-Risk Frontline Property Services Workers for Vaccines to Expedite Region’s Reopening
“We applaud D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser for leading the region by making at-risk frontline property service workers eligible for COVID vaccines a top priority, as this is an important first step to vaccinating all. Virginia Governor Ralph Northam should also be commended for allowing employers to register eligible employees for vaccines. We urge Maryland state […]
Essential Workers at High-End Jersey City Residential Condo Building Strike Over Attempts by Employer to Slash their Wages in the Middle of Pandemic
Jersey City, NJ – Residential workers at a condo high-rise with million-dollar apartments walked off the job this morning on a strike to protest the condo board’s bad faith bargaining in the middle of a pandemic. “We understand that, as essential workers, the residents of the building need us to keep them safe and […]
Essential Workers at Luxury NJ Residential Buildings Strike Over Illegal Harassment from Employer as They Fight for Essential Pay and Benefits
Jersey City, NJ – Residential workers at five luxury buildings in Northern New Jersey who are employees of Planned companies, a building services contractor, walked off the job on Thursday morning, taking the unprecedented step to strike while the COVID-19 pandemic rages through the city. Dozens of workers from The Cliffs (Jersey City), Galaxy Towers […]
Essential Workers at 2 High-End Manhattan Residential Building Strike Over Illegal Harassment from Employer as They Fight for Essential Pay and Benefits
New York, NY – Residential workers at two high-end buildings in the West Side of Manhattan who are employees of Planned companies, a building services contractor, walked off the job on Thursday morning, taking the unprecedented step to strike while the COVID-19 pandemic rages through the city. Almost a dozen workers from the Upper West Side […]
NY Doormen, Concierge to rally for good jobs at Luxury Coops and Condos
What: A rally to urge Governor Cuomo to sign the Luxury Coop and Condo Prevailing Wage Bill, which is set to be delivered any day. When: Wednesday, October 30 at 4:30pm Where: 418 Central Park West Who: 32BJ residential building service workers will rally with elected officials— Senator Brian Benjamin, Assembly Member Carmen de la Rosa and others— and 32BJ […]
BFC Hires Responsible Contractor at Residential Buildings in NYC
The following statement may be attributed to Kyle Bragg, Secretary Treasurer of 32BJ SEIU: “32BJ was pleased to hear the news that BFC quickly addressed the wage theft issue at Jupiter 21 by firing its irresponsible contractor, Elite Investigations, which stole nearly $95,000 from its building service workers. It is also encouraging to hear that […]
NYC Celebrates Its Doormen (and Women)
New York – The men and women who clean, care for and maintain the buildings and airports of New York were honored tonight at the 2018 Building Service Workers Awards. 32BJ SEIU and Straus News organize the annual awards, where family, co-workers, employers, tenants and elected officials celebrate the dedication of building service workers who keep […]
Strike Averted as Tentative Contract Agreement Reached for Residential Building Workers in the Hudson Valley
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — A tentative labor agreement was reached this evening between the Building & Realty Institute of Westchester & the Mid-Hudson Valley (BRI) and 32BJ SEIU, the union representing 1,400 residential building workers — superintendents, porters, handy-people and others —across Westchester and Rockland counties. The agreement averts a strike that could have taken […]
Hundreds of Hudson Valley Building Workers Vote Unanimously to Authorize Strike if Necessary
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — In a packed meeting hall at the Westchester County Center, hundreds of superintendents, porters, handypersons and other residential building workers from all over the Hudson Valley raised “Yes!” cards high and their voices higher to authorize a strike if a fair agreement on a new contract is not reached by September […]
Hundreds of Residential Building Workers to Vote on Strike Authorization Thursday, Sept. 13
WHO: Hundreds of residential building workers, supported by: George Latimer, Westchester County Executive Shelley Mayer, New York State Senator Thomas Carey, President of Westchester Putnam-Central Labor Body Labor and community allies WHAT: Hudson Valley Residential Building Workers Vote on Strike Authorization in case contract bargaining fails WHERE: Westchester County Center 198 Central Ave White Plains, […]