32BJ Statement On Astorino Veto Of Westchester Immigrant Protection Act
The following statement can be attributed to John Santos, Vice President and Hudson Valley District Director, SEIU 32BJ: “Astorino’s veto of the Westchester Immigrant Protection Act is misguided, and an obstacle to truly protecting everyone who lives and works in Westchester County. Ten legislators from both sides of the aisle voted to approve the law, […]
SEIU 32BJ Responds To Broward County’s Report On The Shooting Incident At The Fort Lauderdale Airport
(Miami, FL) The following statement can be attributed to Helene O’Brien, Florida Director of SEIU 32BJ, the union that represents 163,000 property service workers, including more than 600 subcontracted airline passenger service workers at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport: “Today’s release of Broward County’s report in response to January’s shooting incident, is a great start and […]
32BJ SEIU Statement on the Hateful Attack in Charlottesville
The following statement can be attributed to Héctor Figueroa, president of SEIU 32BJ: “A life has already been lost in a senseless act of hatred in Charlottesville. Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of those attacked today. As a union we reject these kinds of hateful actions and encourage our members, working families […]
32BJ Response to Daniel Loeb Comments about Andrea Stewart-Cousins
The following statement can be attributed to Héctor Figueroa, president of SEIU 32BJ: “Daniel Loeb’s racist remarks against Senate Democratic Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins must be firmly rejected by anyone with a sense of decency. These kind of despicable comments are fueled by racist and anti-union sentiments that don’t belong in New York or anywhere. One […]
32BJ Statement on the Death of Window Cleaner Eduardo Monge
Our condolences go out to the family, friends and coworkers of our brother Eduardo Monge, the window cleaner who fell to his death at 60 Madison Avenue this morning. Eduardo comes from a family of window cleaners and is a long time member of our union. We keenly feel his loss. We will continue to […]
32BJ SEIU Responds to County Exec Study on $15 Minimum Wage
Rockville, MD– The union representing thousands of commercial office cleaners and other property service workers in Montgomery County issued the following statement in response to County Executive Ike Leggett’s study on raising the minimum wage to $15. The following statement is attributable to Maria Naranjo, 32BJ Capital Area Director, 32BJ SEIU: “In one of the […]
32BJ SEIU Statement on Trump’s Proposal to Slash Immigration Levels
The following statement can be attributed to Hector Figueroa, President of 32BJ SEIU: “President Trump’s immigration levels bill is a hateful gimmick that will hurt our economy, separate families and won’t create a single job for working Americans. Much like the Trump Administration’s deportation machine, this bill targets good people who make positive contributions to […]
Strikes Suspended at LaGuardia, Newark, JFK, PHL Airports
The following statement on the suspension of the service workers strikes at LaGuardia, Newark, JFK and Philadelphia International Airport can be attributed to Rob Hill Vice President of 32BJ SEIU: “With strikes looming at Newark, LaGuardia, JFK and Philadelphia International airports, American Airlines and 32BJ SEIU have entered into last minute discussions. The strike, involving […]
32BJ Statement on the U.S. Supreme Court Travel Ban Ruling
The following quote can be attributed to Héctor Figueroa, President of 32BJ SEIU: “Allowing Trump’s Muslim ban to go into effect is not only wrong; it’s an insult to our values as a country of immigrants. As we have already witnessed at airports across the country, this ban will turn into a nightmare. Families will […]
32BJ SEIU Statement on Senate Healthcare Bill
The following statement can be attributed to Hector Figueroa President of 32BJ SEIU, the largest property service workers union in the country: “With this dreadful, shameful, punitive and immoral healthcare bill, Senate Republicans are—once again—teaming up with an administration of the 1% and for the 1% with a clear goal in mind: to take […]