Higher Education
8/01/2021 – 8/31/2024
Higher Education
3/01/2022 – 2/28/2025
Higher Education
3/01/2022 – 2/28/2025
Higher Education
1/01/2021 – 12/31/2024
Higher Education
3/01/2022 – 2/28/2025
Higher Education
1/01/2024 – 12/31/2027
The following statement is attributable to Héctor Figueroa, President of 32BJ SEIU: “Thousands of our union brothers and sisters, along with over 800,000 federal employees are severely suffering from the President’s refusal to allow the government to reopen. Their lives and those of the DREAMers and TPS holders shouldn’t be used as a political football. […]
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The following statement can be attributed to Héctor Figueroa, President of 32BJ SEIU: “We at 32BJ SEIU were deeply saddened to learn of the loss of the great Nuyorican activist Luis Garden Acosta, a tireless, deeply ethical and holistic fighter for Puerto Ricans, Latinos, and for his beloved community of Los Sures, South Williamburg in
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The following statement may be attributed to Héctor Figueroa, President of 32BJ SEIU: “The deeply disturbing and tragic death of a second Guatemalan child in the custody of Border Patrol demands immediate reform of the agency’s detention practices, and an end to the Trump administration’s absolutely inhumane treatment of migrants. Less than two weeks after
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The following statement can be attributed to Héctor Figueroa, President of 32BJ SEIU. “As the nation’s largest property service union and one of the largest representing immigrants, we are doubly appalled at the Republican-controlled Congress and the Trump administration’s reckless decision to shut down portions of the federal government in pursuit of a malicious and
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The following statement is attributable to Héctor Figueroa, President of 32BJ SEIU: “The Texas federal judge’s appalling ruling striking down the Affordable Care Act could take us back to the dark days where a preexisting condition could be a death sentence or a prescription for bankruptcy. If upheld by the Supreme Court, the ruling could
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The following statement may be attributed to Héctor Figueroa, President of 32BJ SEIU: “We are horrified, angered and deeply saddened by the death of the 7-year-old girl from Guatemala in the custody of Border Patrol announced last night. The Border Patrol needs to account for the 8-hour delay between apprehension of the girl and
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The following statement can be attributed to Héctor Figueroa, President of 32BJ SEIU: “Today’s Taxi and Limousine Commission vote on improving pay for New York City app drivers is the result of more than a year of organizing by the New York Taxi Workers Alliance with support from the members of 32BJ. We couldn’t be
App Driver Pay Increase, A Huge Victory for Labor Allies Read More »
The following statement can be attributed to Héctor Figueroa President of 32BJ SEIU: “Amazon is coming to the most progressive, diverse, union-friendly city and state in the country — a fact that should put to sleep the theory that says we need to kill unions and weaken regulations to attract businesses. As New Yorkers we
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The following statement can be attributed to Héctor Figueroa, president of 32BJ SEIU: 32BJ mourns the loss of Jemel Roberson, a 26-year-old Chicago security officer who was fatally shot and killed by a police officer after Jemel had apprehended a shooting suspect at the bar he was hired to protect. As a union that represents
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The following statement can be attributed to Héctor Figueroa, President of 32BJ SEIU. “Judge Kavanaugh’s confirmation is a slap in the face to all women and a threat to all working families. While Brett Kavanaugh lied repeatedly to the American people, he has been consistent about one thing: loudly and strongly standing up for corporations
