New York (Feb. 12th, 2015) –About 100 contracted baggage handlers at JFK Airport launched a strike early this morning over the unfair labor practices of their employer Aviation Safeguards, a subcontractor at the airport. Over the last two years, Aviation Safeguards baggage handlers have filed various lawsuits and complaints about unfair labor practices, health and

Jan 15, New York— Today, on Martin Luther King’s birthday, more than 1000 airport workers and their supporters held a civil disobedience bridge sit down and march at LaGuardia airport to demand better wages, benefits, working standards and the right to union representation. While NY saw the biggest action of the day, airport workers in

New York, NY– Setting wage standards for building service workers is an important tool to fight inequality in New York City, according to a report released today by the Fiscal Policy Institute (FPI). The report, entitled “Raising the Floor,” focuses on the importance of prevailing wage standards for building service workers-including 32BJ SEIU members– as

“32BJ stands in solidarity with the working men and women of the NYC horse carriage industry,” said Hector Figueroa, President of 32BJ SEIU. “ Any discussion going forward must focus on supporting the workers, their families and their communities. We encourage the administration to reach an agreement with the Teamsters that maintains their careers, which make

There have been recent reports of wage theft and wage and hour violation in various service industries. A new 32BJ report, “Grounded Before Takeoff,” has found that wage theft at New York area airports is just as bad, or worse. The survey, conducted by Anzalone Liszt Grove Research for 32BJ found that 88% of subcontracted

New York, NY— In support of his doormen’s struggle for better pay, a High Line Area resident will be hosting this Tuesday and Wednesday the multimedia art exhibit Beneath the Rails: Working Under the High Line. Workers will share their stories about struggling to make ends meet in NYC in a pop-up gallery in their

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 14, 10 AM — On Wednesday, November 12 New Yorkers watched with bated breath as two window cleaners, 32BJ members Juan Lizama and Juan Lopez, were rescued at One World Trade Center. Both men were safely returned home to their families because they properly followed their training and thanks to a rescue effort

WHO: Juan Lizama, Juan Lopez and 32BJ executives who can speak to training and safety programs   WHEN: Friday November 14, 2014. At 10 a.m.   WHAT: A press conference followed by a question and answer session with the two window cleaners who were rescued from One World Trade Center on Wednesday.   WHERE: 32BJ offices at

New York (Oct. 8, 2014) — More than 200 contracted cabin cleaners launched a strike tonight over occupational hazards and unhealthy and unsafe working conditions, including lack of protection from possible exposure to Ebola and other infectious diseases, and to protest unfair labor practices, including illegal threats to workers who plan to strike. “The strikers are employed