The following statement is attributable to Héctor Figueroa, President of 32BJ SEIU: “President Trump’s patently counterproductive threats to cut off foreign aid to three Central American countries and to close the U.S.-Mexico border can only serve to exacerbate conditions that have forced families to seek asylum in the United States and worsen the humanitarian crisis […]

The following statement may be attributed to Héctor Figueroa, President of 32BJ SEIU:  “As one of the nation’s largest unions representing immigrant workers, we enthusiastically welcome today’s introduction of a House bill that would finally provide relief for over a million DREAMers and recipients of TPS and DED. Most of these immigrants have been living

32BJ Denounces Dangerous and Unwarranted State of Emergency Declaration The following statement may be attributed to Héctor Figueroa, President of 32BJ SEIU: “The President’s declaration of a state of emergency is a dangerous and unprecedented political maneuver that seems from every angle to violate the separation of powers at the core of our Constitution. At

The following statement may be attributed to Héctor Figueroa, President of 32BJ SEIU: “We are deeply disappointed that a final deal did not include back pay for the thousands of federally-contracted workers who lost pay during President Trump’s ill-fated 35 day-long shutdown. Despite promising back pay, Trump went back on his word and cruelly said

Union Renews Long-Time Commitment to Renewable Energy & Good Jobs for All Communities The following statement can be attributed to Hector Figueroa, president of 32BJ SEIU, the largest property service union in the country: “As a union representing 163,000 doormen, security officers, cleaners and airport workers up and down the east coast, we support the

The following statement is attributable to Hector Figueroa, President of 32BJ SEIU: “As the shutdown created more suffering for hardworking people by the day, we are relieved that the government is set to reopen but we will not give up the fight until our members get the back pay the president promised and they deserve.”

The following statement is attributable to Hector Figueroa, President of 32BJ SEIU: “Today the Republican-controlled Senate proved that it owns the Trump Shutdown and is willing to hold the nation hostage as long as it takes to appease the President and his shrinking base. “As federal workers find themselves facing eviction, loss of health care,

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.