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Testimony by Kaitlyn Schuster, Union Representative from SEIU Local 32BJ

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Kaitlyn Schuster, representing SEIU Local 32BJ, reports on ongoing discussions with the development team for the Innovation East project regarding wages, benefits, and labor peace for future building service workers and security officers.

32BJ is the largest union of property service workers in the country with over 175,000 members
The union has productive relationships with both Taconic and Divco West, who employ over 200 32BJ members
They are optimistic about reaching a written agreement before the full council consideration

Kaitlyn Schuster

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My name is Caitlin Shuster.

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I'm here on behalf of SEIU Local 32 BJ.

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32 BJ is the largest union of property service workers in the country, representing over a 175,000 members across our 13 states, including tens of 1,000 commercial, property service workers, security officers, and residential building staff in New York City.

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I'm here to report that 32 BJ is in active discussions with the development team over an agreement to ensure the provision of dignified wages and benefits to the future, building service workers and security officers who will staff Innovation East after the property is constructed and which would memorialize, the developments team, the development team's commitment to labor peace, at the site with respect to those same workers.

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32 BJ maintains productive relationships with both Taconic and Divco West, which together employ over 200 of our members across their respective portfolios.

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So we're optimistic that we'll be able to arrive at a written agreement in the near future, and hopefully before it's considered by the full council.

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Thanks so much for your time.

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