Washington, D.C. – Members of the Service Employees International (SEIU) Maryland/DC State Council announced their endorsement of D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray at a press conference today, touting their trust in Gray’s ability to continue passing laws that improve life for immigrants and working families. Through direct mail, media efforts, member outreach, knocking on doors and making phone calls, SEIU has played a vital […]

  Washington, D.C. – Members of the Service Employees International (SEIU) Maryland/DC State Council today announced their endorsement of Ward 6 candidate Charles Allen as well as DC City Council members Mary Cheh, Jim Graham and Chairman Phil Mendelson. SEIU members interviewed candidates about their work to protect the rights of hard-working immigrants and working families such

Washington, DC—Howard University facilities maintenance and trade workers rallied today in protest of Interim President Dr. Wayne Frederick’s decision to outsource its facilities management work, a move which could reduce wages and benefits as well as the quality of work performed. Contractors can cut corners on cleaning standards, underbid their first contract and hike up the price later, or cut and

WASHINGTON– A new Public Policy Polling (PPP) poll of PA’s 8th Congressional District shows a strong 77% of voters support immigration reform with an earned path to citizenship. “Republicans, Independents, Democrats, faith, business and labor groups are united in calling for a vote on citizenship for immigrants this year,” said Daisy Cruz, director of 32BJ

Chantilly, Virginia – Congressman Luis Gutierrez (IL-4) joined immigrants and service providers from Northern Virginia in exploring the particularly harmful impact of the immigration crisis on women and girls at a panel discussion held today in Chantilly, VA. Congressman Frank Wolf (VA-10) declined an invitation for the event held in his district on Women’s Equality

Baltimore, MD— Joining a groundswell of concerns over whether massive Tax Increment Financing for Beatty Development Group LLC’s Harbor Point will benefit all city residents, private security officers will testify at tonight’s Baltimore City Council hearing. Officers who earn as little as $9 per hour at Harbor Point, drastically below the City’s Living Wage of

WASHINGTON, DC – More than a thousand immigration advocates, including hundreds of families and aspiring Americans, rallied outside of the House GOP caucus meeting at the U.S. Capitol today, urging leaders to answer mainstream America’s call for an immediate and commonsense solution to the country’s broken immigration system. Just two weeks ago, bipartisan immigration reform

Washington, DC – Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley (D) and 32BJ SEIU President Hector Figueroa today discussed the important role that state governments can play in increasing mobility, strengthening the middle class, and getting the country back on track to broadly shared prosperity. The event at the Center for American Progress Action Fund featured a CAP

Baltimore, MD—City Councilman Nick Mosby, local clergy and community groups joined security officers at a rally today to launch a new campaign to demand that security companies like Brantley Security improve wages for private officers who earn as little as $9 an hour, drastically below Baltimore’s Living Wage of $10.59. 32BJ SEIU estimates that security

Hartford— The state legislature’s Public Safety Committee today voted 13 to 7 to take a step toward greater trust between Connecticut’s immigrant communities and local law enforcement, advancing the Transparency and Responsibility Using State Tools (TRUST) Act to set a standard implementation of the federal Secure Communities program by all state agencies. The Connecticut Immigrant