VICTORY! 32BJ SEIU Endorsed Candidates Win Big in General Election
VICTORY! 32BJ SEIU Endorsed Candidates Win Big in General Election Governor Phil Murphy becomes the first democrat governor to be re-elected in 44 years Democrats gain Senate seat in LD 16 Re-Elected Union Champions Mayor Dahlia Vertresse, Mayor Steve Fulop, Mayor Ravi S. Bhalla and Mayor Tim Dougherty NEWARK, N.J. — 32BJ SEIU, the […]
Senate Democrats Must Advance Alternative Proposals to Keep Immigration in Budget Bill
32BJ SEIU’s Kyle Bragg: Senate Democrats Must Advance Alternative Proposals to Keep Immigration in Budget Bill NEW YORK — Yesterday evening, the Senate Parliamentarian ruled against including a path to citizenship for immigrants without status in the budget reconciliation bill now before Congress. The following statement may be attributed to Kyle Bragg, President of […]
32BJ Applauds Endorsed Candidates for Victories In Historic Boston Primaries
The following statement is attributable to Roxana Rivera, Vice President of 32BJ SEIU, the largest property service workers’ union in the country: We applaud our endorsed candidates in yesterday’s primaries for running strong, worker-centered campaigns. Congratulations to Boston City Council candidates Julia Mejia, Ruthzee Louijeune, David Halbert, Carla Monteiro, Tania Fernandes Anderson, and Kendra Hicks […]
Governor Hochul Signs Prevailing Wage Legislation
Over 2,000 Building Service Workers in NYC Will Finally See Wage Justice After Governor Hochul Signs Prevailing Wage Legislation On Labor Day, Governor Hochul signed a bill to require large luxury apartment buildings that receive the CoOp/Condo Tax Abatement to pay prevailing wage to building service workers New York, NY — On Labor Day, Monday, […]
32BJ SEIU Announces Appointment of Katchen Locke as General Counsel
32BJ SEIU Announces Appointment of Katchen Locke as General Counsel Locke will be the union’s first woman to fill this leadership role at the union New York, NY. —32BJ SEIU’s President Kyle Bragg is proud to announce that the union is appointing Katchen Locke as General Counsel, effective August 28. Ms. Locke will be the […]
US Labor & Commerce Secretaries Praise 32BJ Training Fund Model
US Labor & Commerce Secretaries Praise 32BJ Training Fund Model as an Innovative Labor-Management Partnership that Invests in Workers The building service union hosted a roundtable with the Biden administration discussing innovative approaches to bold investments in workforce development that raise industry standards Click here for photos from the event. New York, NY — On […]
32BJ SEIU STATEMENT ON DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY WINS
Eric Adams and Dozens of 32BJ-Endorsed Candidates Win Big in Democratic Primaries In addition to the win for Mayor, union-endorsed candidates won 36 City Council seats — a strong majority New York – 32BJ members members of SEIU 32BJ congratulated Eric Adams on his win for Mayor after their strong support for him on […]
32BJ SEIU STATEMENT ON PASSAGE OF S3993
BILL TO AMMEND NEW JERSEY ECONOMIC RECOVERY ACT OF 2020 PASSES NJ SENATE AND ASSEMBLY The amendments extend prevailing wage for building service workers to the Historic Preservation and Brownfields programs Trenton, NJ – Earlier today, the NJ Senate unanimously passed S3993. The Assembly passed their version of the bill, A5939, last week with overwhelming […]
32BJ Congratulates Eric Adams on First Place Lead in Democratic Primaries for Mayor
New York – Members of 32BJ congratulated Eric Adams, their endorsed candidate for Mayor, as the city’s Board of Elections reported he received a majority of first-place votes for Mayor in Tuesday’s Democratic primary elections. “Our members are gratified that we are one step closer to having our city’s top leader be one of them, someone […]
32BJ Statement on Passage of S6350A/ A7434 from 32BJ
The following statement can be attributed to SEIU 32BJ President Kyle Bragg: “We applaud the State Senate and the Assembly for passing vital legislation that ensures more high-end condo and co-op apartment buildings in New York City pay their workers family-sustaining wages and benefits. By expanding the prevailing wage requirement to luxury buildings receiving tax abatements, some 2000 hard-working […]