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32BJ SEIU

City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito marching with fast food workers on May Day in Midtown Manhattan.
May 1

Fast Food Workers and Pols Rally for Higher Wages and Immigrant Rights in Manhattan on May Day

"We are workers from all walks of life. We are immigrant workers, we are U.S.-born workers, but we're here united to fight together for justice, for workers' rights."
By Madina Toure
32BJ SEIU rally.
Apr 6

Helping Immigrants Avoid Deportation ‘is a Union Issue,’ NYC Labor Leader Says

Hector Figueroa, president of 32BJ SEIU, vowed to "fight for every single family" impacted by Donald Trump's Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
By Will Bredderman
32BJ SEIU President Hector Figueroa with Yahaira Burgos, wife of Juan Vivares, and supporters.
Mar 21

Powerful NYC Union Rallies Against Deportation of Colombian National

32BJ SEIU protested outside Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Lower Manhattan office against the detention of Juan Vivares.
By Will Bredderman
Former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Donald Trump and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie.
Jan 29

Cuomo Launches Hotline for Relatives of Travelers Coming From Trump’s Banned Countries

By Madina Toure
Hector Figueroa, president of 32BJ SEIU, and Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, blast Labor Secretary-designate Andrew Puzner's anti-worker actions in front of a Department of Labor office in Manhattan.
Jan 12

Unions Rip Trump Labor Pick Puzder in Manhattan

By Madina Toure
Mayor Bill de Blasio announces a $15-an-hour minimum wage for city employees at DC 37 headquarters in Manhattan. (Photo: Jillian Jorgensen for Observer)
Jan 6

De Blasio and Cuomo Are Trying to Out-Progressive Each Other on Minimum Wage

By Jillian Jorgensen
Mayor Bill de Blasio discusses affordable housing at Saint Rita’s Catholic Church in Brooklyn in October. (Photo: Ed Reed for Mayoral Photography Office)
Dec 15

Clergy Back de Blasio’s Embattled Affordable Housing Plan

By Jillian Jorgensen
Chris Christie
Sep 24

Councilman: Christie Presidential Campaign Interfering With Airport Worker Wages

By Will Bredderman
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo speaks to labor leaders and union workers at a rally in Union Square on May 7, 2015 in New York City. (Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Jul 22

Hailing Fast Food Wage Hike, Cuomo Dismisses Potential Job Losses as ‘Idle Threat’

By Will Bredderman
32BJ SEIU rally.
Jul 10

32BJ Backs Ex-de Blasio Aide for Queens Council Seat

By Will Bredderman
WeWork's Chelsea office, one of the locations where cleaners who work for a subcontractor are trying to organize. (WeWork)
Jun 19

Union Claims WeWork Executive Said Cleaners Should Be Fired for Organizing

By Kim Velsey
New York City Deputy Mayor For Housing and Economic Development Alicia Glen. (Photo: Astrid Stawiarz for Getty Images)
Jun 1

Deputy Mayor: Prevailing Wages Would Cost City 17,000 Affordable Apartments

By Will Bredderman
Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks today at the Hotel and Motel Trades Council headquarters (Photo: Will Bredderman/New York Observer).
Feb 24

Cuomo Rallies With Labor for Wage Hike Plan

By Will Bredderman
Councilman Jumaane Williams, right, rallies with Councilman Corey Johnson, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer and Councilman Andy King (Photo: Will Bredderman).
Dec 3

Pols Push Bill Banning Businesses From Inquiring About Convictions

By Will Bredderman
Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. speaks as Puerto Rican Gov. Alejandro Garcia-Padilla, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Attorney General Eric Schneiderman look on (Photo: Will Bredderman).
Nov 1

Schneiderman and Cuomo Rally With Latinos and Labor in the Bronx

By Will Bredderman
32BJ SEIU rally.
Oct 10

Golden Rival Kemmerer Nabs 32BJ SEIU Endorsement

By Will Bredderman
Bergen Democrats rally in East Rutherford on Tuesday.
Oct 9

Bergen Dems show support for laid-off workers at labor protest

By Mark Bonamo
More than 310,000 people paraded against climate change on Sunday (Photo: David Cole).
Sep 21

Hundreds of Thousands March as de Blasio Reveals Greenhouse Gas Plan

By Will Bredderman
Apr 11

Doormen Reach a Tentative Agreement With Landlords

By Kim Velsey
Guardians who need guarding.
Mar 31

Doormen Demand to Live in New York City in New Campaign

By Vinnie Mancuso
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