1,400 Hudson Valley Superintendents and Other Residential Workers Start Negotiations for Higher Wages, Affordable Healthcare
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. —On Wednesday morning, contract negotiations opened in White Plains for superintendents, handymen and women, porters and others who serve 100,000 apartment building and condo residents in towns and cities across the Hudson Valley. “We are seeking a fair contract, so we can continue to support our families, and do our best for our […]
32BJ Building Workers in Long Island Reach Tentative Agreement with Realty Advisory Board
NEW YORK – 32BJ SEIU’s Long Island bargaining committee and the Realty Advisory Board have reached a tentative agreement that would provide raises of thousands of dollars yearly over four years, maintain health care and increase funding for retirement benefits. If ratified by the members, the contract would cover over 150 porters, handypersons and supers […]
CMs Salamanca & Torres Join 32BJ, Supporters to Demand Good Jobs at New Phipps Development in Bronx
NEW YORK—Council members Rafael Salamanca and Ritchie Torres and New York State Assembly Member Mark Gjonaj rallied with building service workers in the Bronx to demand Phipps Houses ensures workers at its affiliated developments have good jobs before the Council gives Phipps the green light on a rezoning for a 220-unit complex at 1675 Westchester […]
Doorwoman Fights Husband’s Deportation With Support from Her Union, Community
NEW YORK—Unions, elected officials and community members rallied with Yahaira Burgos today in Downtown Manhattan to call for the release of her husband Juan Vivares, who was detained this morning after a check-in with Immigration and Customs Enforcement at a meeting at their offices at 26 Federal Plaza. Yahaira, a Manhattan doorwoman, and her lawyer […]
Statement from 32BJ President Hector Figueroa on Passing of Doorman Miguel Gonzalez:
“We are deeply saddened by the loss of doorman and 32BJ member Miguel Gonzalez, who passed away this morning while shoveling snow at the building where he worked for many years. Our thoughts and prayers are with his wife and children and all those who knew and cared about him, including his coworkers and the […]
Hundreds Of Bronx Apartment Building Workers Rally For A Fair Contract
New York — In a massive show of solidarity, hundreds of Bronx residential workers rallied outside of Bronx Borough Hall to demand a fair wage increase and benefits that will allow them to provide for themselves and their families. At the rally on Tuesday, 32BJ members voted to authorize a strike in the event that […]