32BJ Condemns Cynical and Inhumane Central American Asylum Deals
The following statement may be attributed to Kyle Bragg, President 32BJ SEIU: “The deals the Trump Administration recently announced to send asylum seekers to El Salvador, Guatemala and now Honduras demonstrate a horrifying disdain for the life and dignity of Latin American migrants. As the Washington Post noted, Honduras is “one of the most violent […]
32BJ Statement on Gig Worker Rights in NYC
The following statement can be attributed to Kyle Bragg, president of 32BJ SEIU, the largest property service union in the country and member of New York City’s Do It Right Employment Classification Test (DIRECT) a coalition coming together with misclassified workers, consumers, organizers, advocates and lawyers to fighting to pass a similar ABC test bill called the Fair Play in […]
Candis Tolliver to Head 32BJ’s Political Team
New York, NY—32BJ SEIU, the largest property services workers’ union in the country, is pleased to announce the promotion of Candis Tolliver to Political Director. As the Senior Deputy Political Director of 32BJ SEIU, Candis has been overseeing the union’s political program for the Tristate Area for the last 2 years, and since 2015 she […]
32BJ SEIU on Trump Nomination of Eugene Scalia to Labor Secretary
The following statement may be attributed to Kyle Bragg, President 32BJ SEIU. “Eugene Scalia has built his career advocating on behalf of banks and corporations like the Koch brothers, Walmart and Goldman Sachs and has had a significant role in rigging the system against working people whether white, Black or brown. To now […]
On Black Women’s Equal Pay Day, 32BJ SEIU Demands an End to Wage Disparities
Access to Union Jobs Will Bring Wage Equality to More Black Women The following statement may be attributed to Kyle Bragg, President 32BJ SEIU. “As a union with a majority non-white membership, including thousands of black women, we denounce the discriminatory pattern of wage disparity we see throughout our country’s workplaces. While the “American […]
32BJ Decries Trump Administration’s Cruel New Regulation to Indefinitely Detain Children and Families
The following statement may be attributed to Kyle Bragg, President 32BJ SEIU. “The Trump administration’s proposed new regulation to allow for the indefinite detention of immigrant children and their families is an appalling new level of cruelty. The plan could allow for more crimes against immigrant children in unlicensed, for-profit facilities. If not stopped in […]
32BJ Condemn ICE’s Violence Against Rhode Island Protestors
Immigrants & Supporters Have a right to Peaceful Demonstrations without fear The following statement can be attributed to Roxana Rivera, Vice President of 32BJ SEIU, the largest property service union in the country. As one of the nation’s largest unions with majority immigrant membership, we are sickened by ICE and prison guards’ dangerous and […]
32BJ Condemns “Public Charge” Rule as Assault on Immigrants’ Well-Being and Nation’s Diversity
The following statement may be attributed to Kyle Bragg, President 32BJ SEIU: “The public charge rule that the Trump administration released today assaults the ability of taxpaying, legal immigrants to protect their health and feed their children by punishing them for accessing the most basic benefits needed to survive. If this final rule becomes law in 60 […]
32BJ Condemns Workplace ICE Raids in Mississippi
Versión en español a seguir The following statement may be attributed to Kyle Bragg, President 32BJ SEIU: “As one of the nation’s largest unions with majority immigrant membership, we thoroughly condemn he Trump administration’s massive workplace raids in Mississippi yesterday. By arresting almost 700 men and women at their jobs, the administration has ripped apart […]
32BJ on Mass Shootings and White Supremacism
The following statement can be attributed to Kyle Bragg, President of 32BJ SEIU: We mourn with the families who lost their loved ones in the Gilroy, El Paso and Dayton shootings. The recent shootings should be treated as acts of domestic terrorism perpetrated mostly by white supremacists who are emboldened by President Trump. The appalling […]