32BJ SEIU on Voter Suppression in Georgia
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: “As a majority of Americans unite behind the fight for racial justice, rampant voter suppression is turning back the clocks and dragging our nation back to the […]
Multi-Racial Union Decries Anti-Black Violence, Calls for End to Systemic Racism
BOSTON – The following statement may be attributed to Roxana Rivera, Vice President of 32BJ SEIU and head of the union in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. “The day after the official memorial for Floyd George, our entire union remains outraged and heartbroken at his horrific murder at the hands of police, and we join countless […]
32BJ on Protests: We Demand to End a System of Structural and Systemic Racism
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 stand in solidarity in demanding that long-delayed justice come for those murdered by the police and for radical systemic change to end this cycle of death […]
32BJ’s Bragg on George Floyd Killing: Disregard for Black Life during COVID Presents a Compounding Crisis
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: The killings of Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and the Central Park incident stand as stark examples of the harsh reality of the brutality and reckless […]
32BJ Commends HEROES Act for Providing Vital Protections to Essential Workers
Union Representing Essential Workers on the Frontlines of COVID-19 Calls for Senate Bill to Include Layoff Protection, Essential Pay and PPE The following statement is attributable to Kyle Bragg, President of 32BJ SEIU: “The HEROES Act turns gratitude into action and is an important step towards helping essential workers who have risked their […]
Union of Immigrants Condemns Trump’s Attempt to Close Nation of Immigrants
The following statement may be attributed to Juan Hernandez, Vice-President of 32BJ SEIU and the head of the union in Connecticut: “President Trump’s announcement yesterday to temporarily end all immigration to the United States is an affront to all common decency and common sense. I speak as president of one of the nation’s largest unions […]
32BJ on Earth Day: Climate Justice is Life and Death for Workers
COVID-19 underscores urgent need for worker protections in the next bailout and a Green New Deal for the future The following statement is attributable to Kyle Bragg, President 32BJ SEIU: “Working people and communities of color disproportionately feel the impact of tragedies from COVID-19 to climate change. Workers of color have been hard hit by […]
Lawmakers Demand That Commercial Building Owners & Universities Offer Continued Pay, Benefits to All Cleaners on the Frontlines of Coronavirus
Working Families Need Economic Relief as Layoffs and Cuts in Hours Accelerate The following statement is attributable to: City Councilors—Boston: City Council President Kim Janey, Annissa Essaibi-George, Ed Flynn, Julia Mejia, Kenzie Bok, Lydia Edwards, Ricardo Arroyo; Cambridge: Mayor Sumbul Siddiqui, Alanna Mallon, Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler, Marc McGovern, Patricia Nolan, Quinton Zondervan, Tim Toomey; Chelsea: Roy Avellaneda, Damali Vidot; Everett: Gerly […]
Outrage as JFK, LGA, EWR Contracted Airport Workers Experience Massive Layoffs, While Airlines Ask Taxpayers for $60 Billion Bailout
Demand comes days after airlines ask government for $60 Billion Bailout in light of COVID-19 pandemic. The following statement is attributable to Kyle Bragg, President of 32BJ SEIU: “Possibly thousands of 32BJ SEIU subcontracted passenger service workers received layoff notices today. They are frontline cabin cleaners, terminal cleaners, customer service, baggage claim and wheelchair attendant workers […]
32BJ SEIU Supports Closing of NYC Public Schools to Slow COVID-19 Spread
The following statement is attributable to Kyle Bragg, President of 32BJ SEIU: “We support Mayor de Blasio and the Department of Education in taking the incredibly difficult and unprecedented step to shut down New York City public schools starting tomorrow. Public schools offer vital services beyond their core mission of educating the city’s 1.1 […]