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We all know that food at the airport is expensive, but what if you were making poverty wages and had to pay for that food every day? As The Port Authority is pouring billions into upgrading the physical assets of LaGuardia Airport, the subcontracted airport workers who keep the airports running are being left out […]
Battling Hunger at the Airport Read More »
New York – Hundreds of 32BJ members who work as cleaners and handypersons in New York public schools gathered today on the steps of City Hall to call on the City Council to pass legislation that would allow all these workers to be paid the prevailing wage rate just like other contracted cleaners and handypersons
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“The Senate’s proposals on rent regulation and 421-a renewal are a gift to the 1 percent and an insult to everyone else,” said 32BJ President Hector Figueroa. “We are telling the Legislature and the governor that they cannot leave Albany without passing an expanded 421-a program that increases affordability requirements and expands wage and benefits standards
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New York – In a recent meeting with its cleaning contractor, a WeWork executive said more than 100 cleaners at the coworking start-up’s New York City offices should all be fired for organizing a union. Threatening to fire workers for union activity violates federal labor law. 32BJ SEIU, the union the workers want to join, has
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New York – Janitors who keep the hip coworking start-up WeWork clean and welcoming rallied in front of the company’s headquarters today to demand better pay and to say, “We work here too.” The contracted cleaners make as little as $10 an hour with no benefits. They were joined at the rally near 222 Broadway by supportive
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New York – The workers who keep hip coworking start-up WeWork clean and welcoming are launching a campaign to improve their jobs and their lives. The contracted workers are telling the company: We Work Here Too. WHO: The janitors who clean offices at WeWork sites across the city; supportive 32BJ members who are standing in
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When: Wednesday, June 17, 3pm Where: jetBlue Headquarters: 2701 Queens Plaza North, Long Island City, NY 11101 What: A rally and press conference outside jetBlue’s headquarters. Who: Airport cleaners who work for JetBlue’s subcontractors Roma and Ultimate Aircraft at JFK Airport will be joined by elected officials, clergy, community members and 32BJ members who support their call for living wages,
Does JetBlue Really Have Bluemanity? Read More »
Friday June 5, 2015 — On May 28, The Port Authority of NY and NJ Board announced the winner of a multi-billion dollar rehabilitation project for LaGuardia Airport. As lawmakers in both New York and New Jersey criticize the new renovation plan, some of the people who spend the most time at the region’s airport
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New York, NY— Workers at 1711 Fulton, a residential building complex in Bedford-Stuyvesant that gets state assistance for affordable housing, today protested Vertices Holdings’ decision to cut all of their jobs after they had maintained the building for decades. They were joined by about 30 supportive residents who are also concerned about their own future
Hipster Bed-Stuy Apartment Building Owner Cuts Workers On The Job For Decades Read More »
White Plains, NY— Maintenance workers at the luxurious Trump Tower in White Plains will strike on Thursday afternoon to protest violations of their rights. The employer has used coercive tactics including UNLAWFUL surveillance when workers have expressed support for their union and demanded a new collective bargaining agreement. Last week, the workers’ union filed federal
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