New York City Enacts First Private Sector Wage Law Since 1964
32BJ of SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION Jan. 29, 2026 Contacts: Hannah Bottum hbottum@seiu32bj.org 347-417-3254 Simon Davis-Cohen sdavis-cohen@seiu32bj.org 917-374-1358 New York City Enacts First Private Sector Wage Law Since 1964 The Aland Etienne Safety and Security Act is the first law enacted by New York City since 1964 to set a minimum wage standard […]
NYC Council Passes Historic Public Safety Legislation Setting Industry Standards for Security Officers
32BJ of SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION Dec. 18, 2025 Contact: Simon Davis-Cohen sdavis-cohen@seiu32bj.org 917-374-1358 NYC Council Passes Historic Public Safety Legislation Setting Industry Standards for Security Officers Photos/videos available here Aland Etienne Safety and Security Act will address a turnover crisis in security industry by setting industry standards for wages, benefits, paid time off Bill […]
32BJ Mourns its Member at 345 Park Avenue, Slain Security Officer Aland Etienne
32BJ Mourns its Member at 345 Park Avenue, Slain Security Officer Aland Etienne “a dedicated security officer who took his job duties extremely seriously” 32BJ SEIU President Manny Pastreich released the following statement: “We are devastated to hear the reports of the shooting at 345 Park Avenue. We extend our deep condolences to the families […]
Labor Victory: Contract Secured for 55 Westchester Security Officers
White Plains, NY – Yesterday, March 30, a labor contract was secured for approximately 55 security officers at PepsiCo’s headquarters in Purchase and a location in Valhalla. 32BJ SEIU settled the contract with AGB Investigative Services following weeks of organizing, petitioning and leafleting at the Pepsico sites. The new contract protects workers’ wages and benefits, including employer-paid […]
Media Alert: Labor Dispute at PepsiCo
Workers at risk of losing critical healthcare coverage, basic rights on the job NEW YORK, NY – PepsiCo violated local law when it did not give required notice under Westchester’s Displaced Workers Protection Law that it was changing contractors in December. The company’s new security contractor, AGB Investigative Services, Inc., is now under investigation by […]
DC SECURITY OFFICERS RATIFY NEW FOUR-YEAR CONTRACT WITH HIGHEST WAGE INCREASES SINCE JOINING THE UNION
Washington, D.C. – 32BJ SEIU security officers, who protect the overwhelming majority of D.C. commercial office buildings, have ratified a new agreement with the city’s largest security contractors, covering around 2,000 officers. Hourly wages will increase by $4 over the four-year contract, their highest since joining 32BJ SEIU in 2008. Officers will earn at least $23.29 by […]
Hartford Security Officers Reach Tentative First Union Contract
Deal includes job protection, wage increase & health benefits for 350 officers HARTFORD, Conn. — Last night a bargaining committee representing about 350 security officers who work at downtown office buildings and suburban complexes across Hartford County reached a tentative agreement on a first union contract. Subject to ratification in a special on-line Saturday meeting […]
Security Officers At Crowded Homeless Shelters Denounce Employers for Interfering with Sick Time During Coronavirus Crisis
New York — Under the best of circumstances, the city’s homeless shelters present difficult challenges for the security officers who work there. But as the Coronavirus pandemic rages, security guards working at privately-run city-funded shelters are being blocked from the basic right to take a paid sick day, forcing many to weigh their health and safety […]
D.C. Mayor Bowser, MD, VA and Baltimore Lawmakers Warn Commercial Building Owners not to Layoff or Cut Benefits to Cleaners on the Frontlines of Coronavirus
The following statement is attributable to D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks, Montgomery County Executive Mark Elrich, Arlington County Board Member Katie Cristol, and Baltimore City Council President Brandon Scott: “32BJ members are the office cleaners and security officers, among others who are on the frontlines of the Coronavirus crisis, […]
32BJ SEIU New York Security Members Open Bargaining on Contract Renewal for 14,000 Officers
— Workers Fight to Improve Wages and Benefits, Protect Employer-Paid Health Insurance and Other Industry Gains— NEW YORK—Elected bargaining committees representing 14,000 security officers who protect major public and private buildings around New York City and are members of SEIU 32BJ will sit across from employers today at union headquarters in the first of […]