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Grow, Lead, Unite, Win! ¡Crecer, Liderar, Unir, Ganar! a Message from 32BJ President Héctor Figueroa 32BJ Grow, Lead, Unite, Win! 32BJ SEIU Fall/Otoño 2016 En español: página 18 Grow, Lead, Unite, Win! ¡Crecer, Liderar, Unir, Ganar! A message from 32BJ President Héctor Figueroa 32BJ Grow, Lead, Unite, Win! This year has seen so much growth in your union – new members, new leaders and new connections with com- munities. Commercial members won terrific contracts New Member Benefits after so much hard work, and so did many of our security When we talk about benefits, we mostly think of our health officers. Schools members also got raises after battling care coverage, training opportunities and retirement funds. But for the respect they deserve. Members at colleges and now there’s a whole new world of benefits opening up for you universities continue to be able to support their families and your family. For example, you can apply for an SEIU Visa and local economies through their good jobs. Residential card, which provides better rates and loan policies than many members came together to bring more members into our other credit cards. There are also discounts available at motels, rental car agencies, cell phone service and major retail stores. union, so we can grow as cities grow. And as new devel- Is this too good to be true? Not at all. We are simply using the PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE MESSAGE PRESIDENT’S opments subsidized by taxpayer dollars go up around us, buying power of SEIU members around the country to get lower we’ve been fighting to make sure the jobs in those new rates from insurance companies, food retailers and travel buildings are union jobs. agencies. Check out www.seiumb.com for more information and sign up for free for the services and products that will help At the airports, we launched a movement that has gone you and your family. national, and in the process has lifted up entire states as more people demand – and get – a guarantee of at least $15 an hour. This benefits all – those who earn less than $15 and those who earn more – by raising the floor for everyone. This year also showed how some political leaders can Inside this edition: bring out the worst in people, seeking to divide and pit workers against one another – by race, immigration sta- Find out about our victories in the tus and sexual orientation. Our approach has been differ- Fight for $15, our contracts, new ent – we fight for economic justice and racial justice, and organizing and how our union is growing thanks to the leadership of we have seen that this unity takes us forward. members like you. This coming year we will use our unity to fight even harder to make sure all working families can have a decent standard of living, free from fear and hardship. Thanks to all of you who have come out and fought – you have made this union and your communities stronger. In solidarity, is published in the interest of the members of Service Employees International Union, Local 32BJ. President: Héctor Figueroa Executive Vice President: Larry Engelstein Secretary-Treasurer: Kyle Bragg Assistant to the President: Lenore Friedlaender Vice Presidents: Shirley Aldebol, Kevin Brown, Jaime Contreras, Rob Hill, Denis Johnston, Gabe Morgan, Roxana Rivera, John Santos, John Thacker Héctor Figueroa 32BJ SEIU 25 West 18th Street, New York, NY 10011-1991 President, 32BJ SEIU 212-388-3800 www.seiu32bj.org Editor: Juan Montaña Design: Catalina González, Ficto Translation: Ernesto Mora Photo Editor: Dave Sanders Writer: Meredith Kolodner 2 Fall/Otoño 2016 Building Strength Boston WIN Winning the Respect You Deserve Full-time jobs. Protections for immigrants. Paid sick This fall all eyes are on the big office – President of leave and paid family leave. Raising the minimum wage. the United States of America. And that race matters: we Job security. These are the things you and your co-work- either go back to dark times or we move forward into the POLITICAL ACTION ers care about, and what we fight for every day. So many future. But we’ve also got races from City Council to State of our hopes and dreams are connected to the political Assembly and Senate to U.S. Senate and House of Repre- process, and politicians and lawmakers are big players sentatives. The next crew of people who get into elected in that process. So the issues closest to our hearts and office – representing your neighborhood at the city, state homes are connected to who is in office, how they get or national level – will determine how hard – or impossi- there, and what they do once elected. ble – it will be to win the respect you deserve. Last year proves that when members like you come together with your coworkers, like you do to win strong contracts, you win the respect you deserve. Here’s a look at some of our victories together: Washington D.C. A new law that requires full-time cleaning jobs in big buildings. Virginia Defended college access and oth- er crucial protections for undocu- mented children. Washington, D.C. New York City Updated protections to commer- cial, residential and security jobs When you join with other when buildings change owners or 32BJ members, you can contractors. be an unstoppable force. That’s why joining your Broward County, Florida co-workers in support of Airport workers are now entitled to political candidates is the a living wage. best way for workers like us to get the respect we de- And so much more… serve. 3 Winning the WIN Fight for $15 FIGHT FOR $15 Baltimore RAISES FOR MILLIONS OF WORKERS IN CITIES AND STATES AROUND THE COUNTRY A top priority of your union is to to $15 for most New Yorkers. That win good jobs for everyone in our victory was also the result of pres- communities in order to build our sure by workers – including mem- local economies and level the play- bers of 32BJ, airport workers and ing field. After years of local, na- fast food workers, other unions tional and global protests, the Fight and low-income workers who have for $15 has taken hold in cities and joined the movement. Across the states around the country. Wash- river in New Jersey, we have been ington D.C. is the latest city to pass fighting for the same thing, and a a law that guarantees a minimum bill to raise the state minimum wage wage of $15 an hour for all workers. there to $15 passed both the Senate You played a central role in making and the Assembly. Governor Chris it happen, alongside our union and Christie, one of Donald Trump’s community allies. The ripple effect closest advisors, has vetoed it even is already being felt in nearby Balti- though the bill would mean raises more where the City Council began for more than 1 million workers. We holding hearings just days after the are fighting for $15 an hour in every D.C. law was passed. state including Pennsylvania, Mas- Earlier in the spring, New York sachusetts, Connecticut, Delaware passed a law that will eventual- and Florida. ly raise the state minimum wage 4 Fall/Otoño 2016 Building Strength Philadelphia First class of SJLA leaders graduates! LEAD This year, for the first time, members like you had the opportunity to enroll in our brand new Social Justice Leadership Academy. Over the course of seven months, more than 160 members engaged in intensive training and discussion on a host of issues, including racial justice, immigration, how government works and economic justice. Members came out of the academy more confident and determined to fight for our families and communities. They also said they were more aware of all the different ways we can use our power as union members. Applications for the second SJLA will be available after Election Day, so check it out and see if you might be interested! Philadelphia The 2015 Building Service Worker Awards: laughter, love and honor The awards ceremony this year was filled laughter, love, appreciation and a moment of sorrow. Ruselit Guillen, 24, is perhaps the youngest doorwoman in the New York City, having started at the building as a receptionist. Demise White, who has been a cleaner for 31 years, won the Green Award for her commitment to recycling and protecting the environment. The family of Idrissa Camara was on hand to accept the Life Saver award. Camara, a father of four, made the ultimate sacrifice when he agreed to work a second BUILDING SERVICE WORKERS AWARDS + SOCIAL JUSTICE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY SOCIAL JUSTICE + AWARDS WORKERS SERVICE BUILDING shift of overtime and was shot at work by an intruder last August. People like Idrissa New York Camara and all of the other workers honored – who most people may never hear about – are the key to making New York City a comfortable place to live and work. Fall/Otoño 2016 Building Strength 5 New Jersey LEAD “The result was beautiful” The better organized we are in our buildings, the There were 14 Grid captains for 150 buildings, clustered stronger we are together. Commercial cleaners across together throughout Manhattan. Grid captains started the union used what we call the Grid system for the first meeting with building captains biweekly a year before time to organize for their contracts and the result was the contract expired. That made it easier for members beautiful. In New Jersey, for example, we divided up our to give their input and stay informed. And it meant that buildings into areas or grids. Each Grid had between 10 2,000 members took part in actions. When it came time and 30 buildings in it and a member coordinator.
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