Legislature Passes Bill to Raise Standards for Janitors & Security Officers
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Essential workers’ union 32BJ SEIU celebrated the passage on Friday of an “An Act Relating to Public Property Works,” which among other improvements would require state contractors to pay janitors and security officers a standard rate, along with providing paid vacation time, paid sick days, and affordable, quality healthcare coverage. The standard […]
Statement from SEIU 32BJ President Kyle Bragg on Supreme Court Ruling Overturning Roe v. Wade
“A corrupt, illegitimate, and radical right-wing majority on the Supreme Court has carried out a brutal attack on women and fundamental rights in this country. Make no mistake, overturning Roe is a reckless ruling that will endanger people and strip away critical healthcare services – especially for low-income women of color. But the gang of […]
VICTORY! WITH THE SUPPORT OF 32BJ, WORKERS TOOK ACTION AND PUSHED SWISSPORT CARGO SERVICES IN NEWARK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TO BEGIN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE HEALTHY TERMINALS ACT
Images here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/10t5M-TLZjrjNgSJtmjZyNrJCJ7_N2vVI?usp=sharing Newark, NEW JERSEY – Eight months after the enactment of the Healthy Terminals Act, over 300 workers at Swissport Cargo Services have succeeded in pushing the company to begin the implementation of the legislation. This week, several workers started seeing the benefit supplement in their paychecks. Swissport may also be obligated to […]
Dozens of Essential Workers Delivered a Letter to NJ Legislators to Demand Hazard Pay Funding
Photos and Video Here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/11j2BMYRCPxNx6eA7ROYCfHeth9VThCIx?usp=sharing (Trenton, NJ)- Today dozens of New Jersey essential workers and representatives from several unions and pro-worker organizations delivered a letter to state legislators to make Hazard Pay a reality for workers all across the state. Workers also urged state legislators to allocate the remaining $3 billion in federal aid funds […]
CURRENT AND FORMER CHIPOTLE WORKERS MARCH WITH ELECTED OFFICIALS, LABOR LEADERS TO DEMAND CHIPOTLE PAY $20/HOUR AND FOLLOW NYC FAIR WORKWEEK LAW
New York, NY – Today, current and former Chipotle workers took their demands for $20/hour and fair work schedules to the heart of American commerce, 6th Avenue in Midtown Manhattan. Workers and their supporters were arrested as they called for real dignity, higher wages, and an end to Chipotle’s practices that produce high employee turnover […]
BILL A3715 TO REFORM RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS REFORM PASSES ASSEMBLY LABOR COMMITTEE
NEWARK, N.J. — Bill A3715 successfully moved through the NJ Assembly Labor Committee with all Democrats voting in favor in a 6-3 party-line vote today. The bill, which was introduced on May 2nd by Assemblyman Paul Moriarty and Assemblyman Benjie Wimberly, seeks to limit the negative effects of restrictive covenants and no poach agreements on […]
VICTORY! 32BJ SEIU Endorsed Candidates Win in key Municipal Election in Newark and Patterson
NEWARK, N.J. — 32BJ SEIU, the largest property services union in the country, with 13,000 members in New Jersey, celebrates the victories of our union-endorsed pro-working families’ candidates who won big on today’s municipal election. For Mayor of the State’s largest city, Newark, Mayor Ras J. Baraka, will be serving a second term joined by […]
Massachusetts State Senate Passes Driver’s License Bill
BOSTON —Today the Massachusetts State Senate passed the Work and Family Mobility Act by a vote of 32 to 8. The following statement may be credited to the leaders of the organizations co-chairing the Driving Families Forward Coalition, Brazilian Worker Center Executive Director Lenita Reason and 32BJ SEIU Vice President Roxana Rivera: “We are once […]
Victory! Jersey City Signs Agreement with the Developers for 70 Columbus, 90 Columbus and the Vantage for Compliance to the City’s Standard Wage Ordinance
Jersey City, NJ – Developers for 70 & 90 Columbus (70 Columbus Urban Renewal LLC and 90 Columbus Urban Renewal LLC both owned by Ironstate Developers and Panepinto) and The Vantage (LNH Owner Urban Renewal owned by Fisher Development Associates) have reached an agreement with the City of Jersey City in regards to their violations […]
STATEMENT FROM SEIU 32BJ PRESIDENT KYLE BRAGG ON LEAKED SUPREME COURT ABORTION OPINION
“The leaked draft opinion from the radical right wing Supreme Court would be a massive and sickening step backwards in this country. It would inflict the largest rollback of basic rights in a generation and unwind decades of progress for women. The justification for this opinion rests on a medieval worldview and it sets the […]