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Service Employees International Union Local 32BJ
NEW YORK, NY · EIN 130535740 · Form 990 · FY2024 · Very Large (>$50M) · seiu32bj.org
revenue
$131.2M
expenses
$130.9M
net assets
$18.1M
employees
1,389
volunteers
55,152
mission · from form 990

A LABOR UNION FOR WORKERS WHO ARE EMPLOYED IN THE PROPERTY SERVICES INDUSTRY IN ORDER TO SEEK IMPROVEMENTS IN WAGES, WORK CONDITIONS AND PROMOTE THEIR WELFARE.

profile · synthesized from sources

Service Employees International Union Local 32BJ is a labor union representing over 185,000 property service workers across the United States. The union organizes workers in cleaning, security, airport services, and building maintenance to advocate for improved wages, benefits, and working conditions. It operates primarily in the Northeast, with additional presence in Florida, Pennsylvania, and Washington, D.C.

named programs · 5 · from sources

What they call their work

Airport Workers Rising
2016 campaign that led to 8,000 airport workers at New York and New Jersey airports winning their first union contract.
Fight for $15
National movement initiated in New York City that advocates for higher wages and union representation for low-wage workers, particularly in the fast-food industry.
Justice for Janitors
Organizing campaign launched in the mid-1980s to unionize office cleaners and improve industry standards across multiple cities including Pittsburgh, Los Angeles, and Miami.
Know Your Rights
Legal education and outreach program providing immigrant members with information on constitutional rights, TPS, DACA, and access to legal resources.
Respect Security
Initiative to organize security officers across the Northeast, resulting in over 10,000 security workers joining the union from Boston to Washington, D.C. and west to Pittsburgh.
activities · 8 groups

What they do

  • Labor Union Representation & Organizing 2 activities
    • Negotiates union contracts and legal workplace agreements
      Negotiates and maintains legally binding collective bargaining agreements that define wages, benefits, and workers’ rights with employers such as the Hartford CT Cleaning Contractors Association and across major commercial and public sectors. These contracts cover critical terms including job security, anti-discrimination policies, and scheduling standards.
    • Represents property service workers in collective bargaining
      Represents over 185,000 property service workers in the U.S. through collective bargaining agreements to secure higher wages, healthcare, workplace protections, and improved working conditions. Maintains master collective bargaining agreements across multiple regions including New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and the Washington D.C. metropolitan area, covering workers such as commercial cleaners, security officers, and school support staff.
  • Worker Rights Advocacy & Wage Protection 1 activity
    • Advocates for pro-worker public policies and legislation
      Engages in political advocacy to elect pro-worker officials and advance legislation that improves conditions for working families. Achievements include contributing to the Fight for $15 movement and winning New York City legislation that grants fast-food workers stable hours and protection from arbitrary termination.
  • Internal Organizational Elections 1 activity
    • Conducts internal union governance and elections
      Administers internal union elections, including mailing ballots to members and coordinating with the American Arbitration Association to ensure timely receipt and oversight of election results, as demonstrated in the 2024 union election cycle.
  • Traditional & Cultural Performing Arts 1 activity
    • Organizes cultural and member engagement events
      Organizes cultural events featuring folkloric and musical performances to celebrate Latino excellence and strengthen member unity and participation.
  • Union Member Communications 1 activity
    • Produces and distributes union communications
      Produces and distributes Building Strength, a union magazine that highlights union achievements, new contracts, and organizing efforts to inform and engage members.
  • Union and Association Benefit Funds 1 activity
    • Provides retirement and financial benefits to members
      Offers a Voluntary Early Retirement Incentive Program (VERIP) that includes a 15% pension increase, unreduced early retirement benefits, a lump sum contribution of up to $20,000 to a 401k, and continued health coverage for members under age 65. Also provides access to insurance, credit cards, and consumer discounts.
  • Immigrant Rights Education & Legal Preparedness 1 activity
    • Supports members with multilingual legal and workplace rights resources
      Provides downloadable and printable multilingual "Know Your Rights" guides and mobile-friendly cards for non-citizen members, particularly for use during immigration or police encounters. Also offers direct access to union representatives for members facing employment issues related to immigration status.
  • Uncategorized 1 activity
    • Organizes workers to build union membership and collective power
      Organizes unrepresented property service workers across racial and immigration lines to join the union, historically winning union rights for tens of thousands of office cleaners and security officers. Key efforts include the Justice for Janitors campaign, organizing 13,000 office cleaners in New Jersey and northern Virginia, and securing first contracts for 8,000 airport workers in New York and New Jersey in 2016.
financials · form 990 · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$131.20M
Contributions & grants$00%
Program service revenue$129.72M99%
Investment income$853K1%
Other revenue$622K
expenses
Total expenses$130.91M
Program expenses—
Admin / overhead—
Fundraising—
Salaries & benefits$74.17M
Grants paid out$725K
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$82.08M
Cash$4.16M
Investments$19.02M
Liabilities$64.02M
Net assets$18.06M
Liquid reserves2.1 mo
3 years on record · 2020–2024 · YoY revenue +4.5%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024

Who runs it

paid leadership · 25
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
EMANUEL PASTREICH PRESIDENT 40 $295K
JOHN SANTOS SECRETARY TREASURER 40 $290K
KATCHEN LOCKE GENERAL COUNSEL 40 $286K
BRENT GARREN DEPUTY GENERAL COUNSEL 40 $272K
ROBERT HILL VICE PRESIDENT 40 $264K
ROXANA RIVERA ASSIST TO THE PRESIDENT 40 $256K
MELISSA AMERNICK CHIEF OF STAFF 40 $256K
ANDREW STROM SR ASSOC GENERAL COUNSEL 40 $247K
ELIZABETH BAKER DISTRICT LEADER 40 $246K
KEVIN BROWN VICE PRESIDENT 40 $245K
SHIRLEY ALDEBOL VICE PRESIDENT 40 $245K
JAIME CONTRERAS VICE PRESIDENT 40 $243K
DENIS JOHNSTON VICE PRESIDENT 40 $242K
JESSICA OCHS ASSOCIATE GENERAL COUNSEL 40 $241K
GABRIEL MORGAN VICE PRESIDENT 40 $240K
SUSAN CAMERON ASSOCIATE GENERAL COUNSEL 40 $240K
LORI ANN ORME CHIEF OF OPERATIONS 40 $239K
CANDIS TALL EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT 40 $238K
KEVIN STAVRIS DISTRICT LEADER 40 $223K
AMY SUGIMORI AT-LARGE BOARD 40 $213K
SAM WILLIAMSON DISTRICT LEADER 40 $212K
WAYNE MACMANIMAN JR AT-LARGE BOARD 40 $212K
ISRAEL MELENDEZ JR DISTRICT LEADER 40 $204K
ROCHELLE PALACHE VICE PRESIDENT 40 $204K
CATHERINE PONEROS ASST DIST LD(EFF 10/02/2024) 40 $201K
relationships · 19

Who they work with

  • American Arbitration Association Partner — Third-party administrator responsible for receiving and processing ballots in Local 32BJ's 2024 union elections.
  • American Dream Fund Partner — Collaborative fund supporting union strength and member benefits.
  • Boston College Partner — Represents workers through a collective bargaining agreement.
  • Boston University Partner — Represents workers through a collective bargaining agreement.
  • Carnegie Mellon University Partner — Represents workers through a Compass-managed service agreement.
  • Duquesne University Partner — Represents workers through a Parkhurst Food Service agreement.
  • Hartford CT Cleaning Contractors Association Partner — Negotiated collective bargaining agreement for commercial cleaning workers in Hartford, CT.
  • Harvard University Partner — Represents janitorial and security workers through separate collective bargaining agreements.
  • Justice for Janitors Partner — Launched and led the Justice for Janitors campaign to organize office cleaners nationally.
  • MIT Facilities Partner — Represents facilities workers through a negotiated agreement.
  • SEIU Network — 32BJ SEIU is a local union within the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) network.
  • SEIU Network — 32BJ is a local affiliate of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU).
  • SEIU Network — Affiliate of the Service Employees International Union, a national union with 2.1 million members.
  • School District Of Philadelphia Partner — Partnership established through a memorandum of agreement for school support services workers.
  • Tufts University Partner — Represents janitorial and facilities workers through negotiated agreements.
  • University of Pittsburgh Partner — Represents workers through a Compass Food Service and direct university agreement.
  • VCU - SSC Services for Education Partner — Represents workers through a service contractor agreement.
  • VCU Health - Crothall Healthcare Partner — Represents healthcare environmental services workers through a contractor agreement.
  • iAmerica.org Partner — Partner organization providing referrals to reputable legal service providers for non-citizens.
strategies · 5

How they approach the work

Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.

  • Collective Bargaining for Worker Power
    methodology: collective_bargaining
    By organizing workers collectively, the union achieves improved wages, benefits, and workplace protections through negotiated agreements, because unified representation increases leverage in employer negotiations.
  • Cross-Sector and Regional Coordinated Organizing
    methodology: cross-sector organizing
    By coordinating bargaining and organizing across sectors and regions, especially among multilingual and geographically dispersed workers, the union builds broader worker power and achieves more consistent labor standards, because fragmentation weakens negotiating strength and cross-jurisdictional coordination counters employer exploitation of regulatory gaps.
  • Intersectional Justice as Labor Advancement
    methodology: intersectional justice framework
    By linking labor rights to racial, economic, social, and environmental justice, the union expands the scope and impact of worker power, because systemic inequities are interdependent and addressing them collectively strengthens mobilization and policy outcomes.
  • Know-Your-Rights Legal Empowerment
    methodology: know-your-rights-education
    By educating individuals on constitutional rights during police or immigration encounters, the union increases personal legal protection and reduces vulnerability, because informed individuals are better able to assert rights and avoid coercion.
  • Political Power as Extension of Workplace Organizing
    methodology: political-action-extension-of-workplace-power
    By channeling worker organizing power into electoral and political action, the union secures lasting policy change, because workplace gains require supportive legislation and officials who represent working families.