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 […]
Historic Bill Increasing Hourly Compensation to $17 and Eliminating Tipped Wage for Contracted Workers at BWI Airport and Baltimore Penn Station Becomes Law
Annapolis, MD – After a three-year campaign, over 2,000 union and non-union contracted workers at BWI Marshall Airport and Baltimore Penn Station, who earn as little as $8.50 per hour plus tips will see their hourly compensation rise to $17 over the next five years under a new law, the Secure Maryland Wage Act. The historic bill, sponsored […]
32BJ Statement on House Passage of Dream and Promise Act 2021
The following statement may be attributed to Kyle Bragg, President 32BJ SEIU: “Today the House of Representatives took a major step forward for immigrants and America’s highest ideals with the bipartisan passage of the Dream and Promise Act. I thank House Majority Leader Pelosi and the Democratic caucus for unanimously supporting the bill, and all the […]
32BJ SEIU and the Apartment and Office Building Association (AOBA) Urge Prioritization of At-Risk Frontline Property Services Workers for Vaccines to Expedite Region’s Reopening
“We applaud D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser for leading the region by making at-risk frontline property service workers eligible for COVID vaccines a top priority, as this is an important first step to vaccinating all. Virginia Governor Ralph Northam should also be commended for allowing employers to register eligible employees for vaccines. We urge Maryland state […]
32BJ SEIU on Second Impeachment: The Senate Must Convict Now
The following statement is attributable to Kyle Bragg, President of 32BJ SEIU, the largest property service workers union in the country: “We commend the House for taking swift and decisive action. Donald Trump is a threat to our democracy and the safety of our members. “We represent 175,000 workers, including 20,000 in Washington, D.C. who […]
Historic Healthcare Bill Signed into New York Law
Gov. Cuomo signs ‘Healthy Terminals Act’ to Bring Healthcare to nearly 12,000 Essential Frontline Airport Workers NEW YORK— Sumintra Ramkissoon, a security officer at John F. Kennedy International Airport, is one of nearly 12,000 airport workers receiving a life-changing gift this season: the Healthy Terminals Act signed into law. The Healthy Terminals Act, the first-state level legislation of its kind […]
In Historic Victory, New York City Fast Food Workers Become First in the Nation to Win Just Cause Protections
New Yorkers Stand Up For Essential Workers by Passing Just Cause Legislation Workforce of Immigrants and People of Color on the Frontlines of the COVID-19 Pandemic Will Have Protections Against Unjust Firings New York – Today, December 17, 2020, New York City fast food workers became the first in the nation to win protections against unjust […]
The New Jersey Legislative Black Caucus Endorses Groundbreaking Healthcare Bill, ‘Healthy Terminals Act’
The following statement is attributable to the New Jersey Legislative Black Caucus: “The New Jersey Legislative Black Caucus fully supports of the Healthy Terminals Act (S989/A2487) that raises the standards for thousands of New Jersey’s Airport Workers. As we have learned during this unprecedented pandemic of COVID-19, healthcare is a right that should be afforded […]
32BJ SEIU ESSENTIAL WORKERS SHOW UP IN RECORD NUMBERS, HELP DELIVER BIDEN-HARRIS VICTORY
Massive Turnout by Voters of Color and Essential Workers Will Fight For Workers’ Rights and Justice 32BJ SEIU Made 2 Million Calls into Battleground States, As Part of a Record-Breaking SEIU Program New York – After running one of the largest programs in this election cycle to engage and turn out infrequent voters, 32BJ of the […]
32BJ’s Essential Workers Join Massive Voter Engagement Effort to Elect Joe Biden
Pennsylvania –On Saturday from 11am-1:30pm, 32BJ SEIU cleaners, airport workers, security officers, and other property service workers throughout the East Coast will channel their outrage at Trump’s inaction into driving voter turnout for Joe Biden. Over 700 of these volunteers will phone bank voters throughout the key battleground state of Pennsylvania. In July, 32BJ SEIU […]