Hartford, CT – The win of Chris Murphy in the Primary Election for Connecticut’s open U.S. Senate seat, was lauded by 32BJ SEIU, which had endorsed him and worked for his election. “32BJ congratulates Chris Murphy on this primary win,” said Kurt Westby 32BJ Connecticut Director. “We look forward to continuing to work with him to […]

Hartford, CT—SEIU 32BJ formally announced today its endorsements for the Connecticut State Legislature candidates who are running in contested primaries on August 14th. The following statement can be attributed to Kurt Westby, Connecticut Director of 32BJ SEIU: “Right now, more than ever, Connecticut needs champions of working families that will stand up to special interests

Hartford, CT – A coalition of low-wage workers, elected officials and community leaders marched yesterday in Hartford in support of a ‘National Day of Action’ which mobilized hundreds of thousands of workers throughout the country calling for fair wages and an increase in the federal minimum wage. In Hartford, security officer who protect State buildings along

Hartford, CT – Security officers who protect state buildings in Hartford, including buildings that house Homeland Security, Social Services and Revenue Services, voted today to authorize a possible strike. The strike authorization is in response to a failure by the officers’ employer to make pension contributions required by the state contract, and the company’s attempts to

East Haven, CT –Dozens of building cleaners and security officers today joined elected officials on the steps of Connecticut’s Capitol to demand that local and state governments require contractors that receive public money to pay their workers family-supporting wages. “Connecticut should never be in the business of creating poverty-wage jobs,” said Kurt Westby, Connecticut Director of

East Haven, CT – Dozens of members of an influential union that represents thousands of immigrant and Latino workers in Connecticut today joined a march in support of East Haven’s Latino community following federal allegations of racial profiling by the town’s police and subsequent insensitive remarks by its mayor. “We are here to show our outrage

Hartford, CT – Hartford City Council members and state lawmakers joined dozens of workers and community allies today at a rally outside the Hartford Courant’s offices to protest Pressroom Cleaners Inc, the newspaper’s new Omaha-based cleaning contractor, for its refusal to hire the newspapers’ long-time cleaners due to their union affiliation. It is a violation of

The following statement can be attributed to Kurt Westby, Director of 32BJ in Connecticut: “Speaker Donovan should be praised for his proposal to raise the minimum wage. A higher minimum wage will help thousands of working men and women across Connecticut climb out of poverty, boosting their buying power and putting more dollars into local

New Haven, CT – New Haven area office cleaners have ratified a new contract that averted a strike which potentially could have affected about two dozen corporate and government buildings in the city in addition to 125 buildings in the Hartford area. Members voted unanimously over the weekend to approve an agreement that preserves healthcare coverage