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SEIU 32BJ

Building workers' union

Summary

Building workers' union

Field	Value
name	32BJ SEIU
location_country	United States
affiliation	Service Employees International Union
members	148,201 (2016)
full_name	Service Employees International Union, Local 32BJ
image	File:SEIU_32BJ_logo.jpg
founded	as SEIU Local 32B-32J
predecessor	#Merged unions
merger	SEIU Local 32B & SEIU Local 32J
headquarters	New York City, New York, U. S.
key_people	Manny Pastreich, President
website

Service Employees International Union, Local 32BJ (often shortened to SEIU 32BJ, 32BJ SEIU or just 32BJ), is a branch of Service Employees International Union headquartered in New York City which mainly represents building workers (maintenance, custodial, janitorial, window cleaners) and has about 150,000 members in ten northeastern states, Washington, D.C., Florida and other parts of the United States

Composition

According to SEIU 32BJ's Department of Labor records since 2005, when membership classifications were first reported, around a quarter of the union's membership are considered part time.

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History

In 1941, James Bambrick, 32B president since its founding, was forced to resign his union post and later served a sentence for embezzlement. Secretary-Treasurer David Sullivan, who had battled for financial integrity and safeguards, was elected to replace Bambrick.

In 1991, members of 32BJ went on a labor strike, and nearly came to strike in 2006 and 2010.

In the 21st century, locals that merged into 32BJ include: Local 615 (previously known as Local 254) (Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New Hampshire, merged 2013)

Past Presidents

David Sullivan (1941–1960)
John J. Sweeney (1976–1981), oversaw merger of Local 32J
Gus Bevona (1981–1999)
Héctor Figueroa (2012–2019; his death)
Kyle Bragg (2019-2022)

Footnotes

References

{{Cite OLMS. (March 31, 2017)
{{Cite OLMS
"Bambrick Admits Stealing Union Funds," ''New York Times,'' April 26, 1941; "David Sullivan Wins Post in Building Service Local," ''New York Times,'' June 20, 1941; "Bambrick Aide Elected," ''New York Times,'' September 19, 1941. Historians generally consider Bambrick's accusations to be accurate. See: Witwer, "The Scandal of George Scalise: A Case Study in the Rise of Labor Racketeering in the 1930s," ''Journal of Social History,'' Summer 2003; Fitch, ''Solidarity For Sale,'' 2006; Jacobs, ''Mobsters, Unions, and Feds: The Mafia and the American Labor Movement,'' 2007.
McGeehan, Patrick. (April 21, 2010). "Deal Reached That Averts a Walkout by Doormen". The New York Times.
Moore, Mary. (2013-08-05). "SEIU Local 615 to merge with larger New York union chapter". Boston Business Journal.
"History - 32BJ," SEIU Local 32BJ, no date.
Acevedo, Nicole. (July 12, 2019). "Prominent Latino labor leader Héctor Figueroa has died at 57".

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