For more information: Rachel Cohen, rcohen@seiu32bj.org; Cell: 917-370-8464 New York – Scores of WeWork’s former contracted cleaners held a candlelight vigil tonight for their lost jobs. WeWork today introduced new building service jobs that pay $15 an hour and include some benefits but of the more than 120 contracted cleaners who have cleaned their offices for up to three […]

New York – Less than two months after the contracted cleaners at WeWork’s NYC offices started a campaign for better pay and benefits, WeWork has announced it will employ its janitors directly and provide a slight increase in pay and some benefits. But there’s one catch: they have to be “fluent” in English. The current

New York, NY— Scores of workers, tenants, elected officials and union leaders came together at 1711 Fulton Street in Bedford-Stuyvesant on Thursday night to call on the building owner to restore good jobs for the building’s workers, who saw their pay cut and were harassed and fired because of their union membership. Local residents joined

New York, NY— Workers, tenants, elected officials and union leaders will rally at 1711 Fulton Street in Brooklyn’s Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood on Thursday night to call on the building owner to restore good jobs for the building’s workers, who saw their pay cut and were harassed and fired because of their union membership. They will also

New York, NY— The owner of a building in Bed-Stuy, who is connected to a string of “hip” developments in Brooklyn, has been charged with illegally cutting pay, threatening and firing the workers at 1711 Fulton Street in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood, according to a complaint issued today by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). In

“The Port Authority has stalled on its own plan for higher wages and benefits for 12,000 contracted airport workers making poverty wages, and is now nearly 10 months past the deadline it set for itself for implementation, much less a vote to pass the plan. While it is unclear what remains to be discovered after

– The 1,200 Aviation Safeguards workers who were planning a potentially crippling strike beginning at 10:00 pm Wednesday July 22nd 2015 will report to their posts as usual after the company agreed to a deal with the employees and 32BJ SEIU. “We are pleased to announce that the voices of 1,200 workers have been heard,” Hector Figueroa, president of 32BJ,

When: Wednesday 1:30 p.m. Where: LaGuardia Plaza, 104-04 Ditmars Blvd East Elmhurst, NY 11369 What:  An emergency announcement from Aviation Safeguards security officers, wheelchair attendants and baggage handlers planning to strike tonight. Airport workers for Delta’s subcontractor Aviation Safeguards at both JFK and LaGuardia have an emergency announcement about their planned strike tonight at 10 p.m. 1,200

New York – Scores of WeWork contracted cleaners, supportive office cleaners and City Council members marched in the Financial District this afternoon to tell WeWork founders Adam Neumann and Miguel McKelvey to hire a responsible cleaning contractor that pays fair wages that meet the industry standard. The cleaners and their supporters marched from Fulton Center to

New York – Stilt-walkers, balloons and drama will be on full display in Downtown Manhattan on Wednesday as the WeWork cleaners tell the story of their fight for good jobs, fair pay and respect. WHO: Janitors who clean offices at WeWork sites across the city; street theater actors WHAT:  How to Clean Your Unicorn: The fantastical story