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Commissioner Dr. Lisette Nieves and Sara Penenberg discuss the impact of late payments on contracted security guards
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Commissioner Dr. Lisette Nieves commends SEIU Local 32BJ for highlighting the downstream effects of late payments on contract workers, noting they are the first union to speak to this issue before the commission. She asks Sara Penenberg about the approximate number of security guards employed through vendors who are impacted.
Penenberg states that SEIU Local 32BJ represents about 5,000 security guards at contracted sites, including private, migrant, and newcomer shelters, as well as other guards at city-contracted office facilities.
Dr. Lisette Nieves
0:54:17
I just want to say I appreciated talking about the downstream effects about the late payments.
0:54:23
Mhmm.
0:54:24
This I think you're the first union or organized labor that we've seen actually speaking to that.
0:54:30
Could you talk roughly about how many, excuse me, security guards are used through vendors right now, and do you have that number?
Sara Penenberg
0:54:37
Yeah.
0:54:37
So we have about 5,000 security guards contracted sites, and that is, like, private shelters, migrant shelters, newcomer shelters across the city.
0:54:48
And then we do have, you know, other guards at office facilities where there are, like, city contracts.
0:54:54
It's kind of a universal number.
Dr. Lisette Nieves
0:54:56
Got it.
0:54:56
And they they're directly impacted by the delays.
0:54:58
I get that.
0:54:59
Thank you.
0:54:59
That was helpful too.