Property Service Workers Union Says Amazon’s Multi-Million Dollar War on Workers Underscores Urgent Need for Pro Act Passage “In most states, it is easier to buy an AR-15 than it is to join a union”
The following statement is attributable to Kyle Bragg, President of 32BJ SEIU, the nation’s largest property service workers union, with over 175,000 members in 11 states: “Amazon may have won this vote but they will not always be able to silence the voices of its workers with multi-million dollar anti-union campaigns forever. We have […]
32BJ SEIU Statement on Firing of Doormen at 360 W 43rd St
The following statement is attributable to Kyle Bragg, President of 32BJ SEIU: “We were recently notified that the employer, the Brodsky corporation terminated both the doorman and concierge on duty during the heinous attack of a 65 year-old, woman of Filipino descent on March 29 in front of 360 W 43rd Street. The doorman and […]
32BJ STATEMENT ON ANTI-ASIAN ATTACK OUTSIDE 360 W 43RD ST
The following statement can be attributed to SEIU 32BJ President Kyle Bragg: “We unequivocally condemn all acts of hate against the AAPI community. The attack at 360 West 43rd Street is appalling and is yet another example of the unbridled hate and terror against our AAPI neighbors. We are disgusted and outraged by the attack […]
32BJ Statement on Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act
The following statement can be attributed to SEIU 32BJ President Kyle Bragg: “As a union with a majority of Black and brown members who live in communities most affected by the historical criminalization of marijuana, we applaud the leadership of our NYS Assembly and Senate for centering racial equity in their approach to remaking our state’s […]
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 Philadelphia School District Leader Ernie Bennett on PSD School Reopening
The following statement may be attributed to Ernie Bennett, Philadelphia School District Leader at 32BJ SEIU: “The Philadelphia School District members of 32BJ SEIU have been on the front lines of keeping our schools safe for the last eleven months. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, our essential workers have never had the luxury of staying home. […]
32BJ Mourns Former President John Sweeney
The following statement is attributable to Kyle Bragg, President of 32BJ SEIU, the largest property service workers union in the country: “Today we mourn the loss of a great labor leader and a legendary builder of 32BJ SEIU. John Sweeney was the president of 32BJ SEIU in the 1970s and oversaw the merging of 32B […]
Frontline Property Service Workers Union Praises Biden Administration’s Executive Order Ensuring a $15 Minimum Wage for Federally Contracted Workers
The following statement is attributable to Jaime Contreras, Vice President of 32BJ SEIU, the nation’s largest property service workers union, with over 175,000 members in 11 states, including over 1,000 federally contracted janitors and security officers in the D.C. area and New York City: “Essential frontline workers doing the thankless, dangerous but vital jobs to […]
Majority-Immigrant Union Reacts to Biden Administration’s Bold Immigration Actions to Unify Nation
Kyle Bragg, President 32BJ SEIU: “All of us at 32BJ are greatly encouraged that Joe Biden has followed through on his stirring words of unity in his inaugural address by taking immediate action on immigration. It is an issue that we feel deeply as one of the largest majority-immigrant unions in the nation, and that […]
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 […]