NEW YORK – Top national and local labor leaders, Congress members, city elected officials, business leaders and advocates today urged Congress to pass — and President Obama to sign — a common sense immigration reform bill this year. “The labor movement has no higher priority in 2013 than to build a workable immigration system that […]

New York – Local 32BJ of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) today endorsed City Council Member Letitia James for Public Advocate in a crucial Democratic primary race. “For years, Tish James has demonstrated a deep commitment to the working people of our city,” said Hector Figueroa, president of 32BJ SEIU. “She has worked hard to

New York – Local 32BJ of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) today announced major endorsements in Democratic primary races for Brooklyn and Queens Borough Presidents and 44 City Council seats. “All of these candidates have demonstrated a deep commitment to the working people of our city,” said Hector Figueroa, president of 32BJ. “Now more

New York, NY – Santa and his helpers today visited the Park Avenue South headquarters of TF Cornerstone, one of the fastest-growing real estate developers in the city, to warn the company’s owners of its landing on this year’s “Naughty” list for undercutting area standards for New York’s working people. Standing outside Cornerstone’s headquarters at 387 Park Avenue

New York, NY—JFK Airport security officers today called off their strike after the Port Authority intervened. “Earlier today, the Port Authority asked us to call off our strike and, more importantly, asked the contractors to meet with us,” Prince Jackson, a security officer for Air Serv, told a rally of workers and community supporters at JFK Airport.

New York, NY—JFK Airport security officers today voted to go on strike if contractors continue to try to silence them from complaining about  passenger and worker security and safety concerns. The security officers, who are forming a labor organization to fight against suppression of their rights, have set a strike for Thursday, Dec. 20, if the companies fail to

With Broadway in full swing for the busy holiday season, the 250 men and women who work as porters, cleaners, elevator operators and matrons in 32 of the 40 theaters on Broadway will vote whether to authorize their bargaining committee to call a strike if necessary. Prior to the vote, the workers, represented by 32BJ

32BJ of the Service Employees International Union, the largest private-sector union in New York, today announced its support for the election of Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer as City Comptroller in the 2013 election. The endorsement resulted from a member-driven process that included a screening of the candidate last week by a committee of 32BJ

  New York, NY—Airport security officers began picketing outside JFK terminals today as even more officers came forward with safety complaints about how airline contractors are running security at the John F. Kennedy International Airport. The security officers, who are building a labor organization to fight against suppression of their rights, said the picket—on the

32BJ President Hector Figueroa made the following statement upon the election of George Latimer: “32BJ congratulates George Latimer on his election to the state Senate. George showed through his work on the Westchester County Board of Legislators his commitment to championing the rights of middle-class and working families. New York needs state Senators like him who will work