32BJ SEIU’s Kyle Bragg on Grand Jury Decision on the Murder of Breonna Taylor
The following statement is attributable to Kyle Bragg, President of 32BJ SEIU As a union representing thousands of Black essential workers, we are outraged by the grand jury decision to let two of Breonna Taylor’s killers off scot free and one without a murder charge. Breonna Taylor—an EMT, essential worker, daughter, sister and friend—deserves justice. An […]
32BJ’s Bragg: We Will Honor Ruth Bader Ginsburg as We Fight for Justice
The following statement may be attributed to Kyle Bragg, President 32BJ SEIU: “The loss of Ruth Bader Ginsburg is simply devastating, especially in a hellish year that has already taken too many souls from us. Ruth was a trailblazer for woman and devoted her life to equality for all people. She was always on the […]
32BJ SEIU Condemns Court’s Decision to Allow End to TPS
The following statement may be attributed to Kyle Bragg, President 32BJ SEIU: “It is deeply disturbing, and frankly enraging, that the Ninth Circuit is allowing the Trump administration to end Temporary Protected Status for El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua and Sudan, opening the prospect of deportation for hundreds of thousands of people who have made the […]
McConnell to Essential Frontline Workers: “Let Them Eat Cake,” Your Lives and Sacrifices are not Worth a Penny of Hazard Pay
‘Skinny’ Bill Fattens up Corporations and Starves Low-Wage Workers New York, NY – The statement below is attributable to 32BJ SEIU President Kyle Bragg on behalf of over 175,000 essential frontline property services workers. “Trump’s Senate ‘Skinny’ bill denies the lifeline of hazard pay for essential workers, who continue to get sick and die while they carry the […]
SEIU 32BJ Praises New Jersey State Budget Presented by Governor Murphy
Versión en español a seguir The following statement can be attributed to Kevin Brown, Vice President of SEIU 32BJ and New Jersey State Director: “Our 32BJ members are heartened to see Governor Murphy present a state budget which acknowledges the realities of our current COVID-19 moment. Instead of spiraling our state into misery through […]
32BJ on Jacob Blake Police Shooting
The following statement is attributable to Kyle Bragg, President of 32BJ SEIU, the largest property service workers union in the country, representing a majority Black and immigrant workforce: “We express our outrage over the police shooting of Jacob Blake, yet another chapter in the unrelenting horror story that is our broken policing and criminal […]
32BJ Commends ‘Workers Champion’ Senator Kamala Harris as VP
New York, NY – 32BJ SEIU, the union representing 175,000 property service workers up and down the east coast, today celebrated Joe Biden’s choice of Senator Kamala Harris as Vice President. The following statement is attributable to 32BJ SEIU President Kyle Bragg: “Senator Kamala Harris will make an exceptional Vice President. Senator Harris has […]
Essex County and East Orange Democratic Chairman LeRoy Jones Endorses Groundbreaking Healthcare Bill, ‘Healthy Terminals Act’
The following statement is attributable to Essex County and East Orange Democratic Chairman LeRoy Jones: “I am proud to endorse the Healthy Terminals Act (S989/A2487), a bill that would provide 10,000 New Jersey airport workers access to quality, affordable health insurance. Black, brown and immigrant workers have risked their lives on the frontlines of […]
32BJ SEIU Condemns Census Memo
The following statement may be attributed to Kyle Bragg, President 32BJ SEIU: “President Trump’s unprecedented call to ban the counting of undocumented immigrants in the census is another attempt to divide this country by race and region and undermine its founding motto, ‘from many, one.’ The proposal so blatantly contradicts the Constitution’s mandate that Congress […]
32BJ SEIU Mourns Leaders Congressman John Lewis and Rev. C.T. Vivian
The following statement is attributable to Kyle Bragg, President of 32BJ SEIU, the largest property service workers union in the country, representing a majority Black and immigrant workforce: Today we mourn the loss of two legendary civil rights leaders, Rev. Cordy Tindell “C.T.” Vivian and Congressman John Lewis. Rev. Cordy Tindell […]