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Ardist Brown Jr. (Butch)

@love2ref.bsky.social
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Executive Board Member www.seiu32bj.org 185,000 members in 12 states & the District Of Columbia. We’re the largest property service union in the country. 💪💪🏻💪🏼💪🏽💪🏾💪🏿

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Ardist Brown Jr. (Butch) @love2ref.bsky.social · 11h
Food prices are going up, gas prices are going up. Everything seems to be going up. Except the buying power of our wages. "Before COVID, I could make $12 an hour and get by reasonably. Now it's like you might make $700, $800 a week. @32bjseiu.bsky.social We Don't Play! 💜 #AlwaysThere
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Ardist Brown Jr. (Butch) @love2ref.bsky.social · 13h
Security officers up and down the East Coast are showcasing their solidarity with Boston-area officers as they fight for health insurance in their ongoing negotiations with security employers! @32bjseiu.bsky.social We Don't Play! 💜 #AlwaysThere #standforsecurity
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Ardist Brown Jr. (Butch) @love2ref.bsky.social · 13h
32BJ, we STAY winning! In the Hudson Valley, 1,300 residential union members - handypersons, porters, supers, and doorpersons working across the region - just secured an historic tentative agreement. @32bjseiu.bsky.social We Don't Play!💜
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Ardist Brown Jr. (Butch) @love2ref.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
School District of Philadelphia workers win big! @32bjseiu.bsky.social We Don't Play!💜 #MoneyPowerRespect
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Ardist Brown Jr. (Butch) @love2ref.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"You all are the future of downtown. you deserve to be given a fair wage, better benefits. So I'm here from city council to let you all know that you have a partner in city council." @32bjseiu.bsky.social We Don't Play!💜 #StandForSecurity #UnionStrong #Pittsburgh #SecurityOfficers #GoodJobs
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Ardist Brown Jr. (Butch) @love2ref.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Workers like Anthony Cameron, Nu Tech janitor at several Richmond public libraries, keep Richmond clean and safe. Yet his wages barely get him and his family by and he's offered no benefits by his employer. The workers who keep our city a clean. @32bjseiu.bsky.social We Don't Play! 💜
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Ardist Brown Jr. (Butch) @love2ref.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
When hospital consolidation changes the market, patients pay the price. The Office of Healthcare Accountability just released its report on the root cause of rising healthcare costs. Speaker #JulieMenin and @32bjseiu.bsky.social President #MannyPastreich break it down.
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Ardist Brown Jr. (Butch) @love2ref.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
🎶 Flavor. Rhythm. Soul. 🎶 Join us for the 3rd Annual Latino Heritage Awards Celebration as we honor member leaders, celebrate our culture, and recognize the workers who make our union stronger every day. @32bjseiu.bsky.social We Don't Play! 💜 #LatinoHeritageMonth #32BJStrong
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Ardist Brown Jr. (Butch) @love2ref.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
SEIU Airport Workers United: We were just as offended as Commissioner Oliver Gilbert by Alliance Ground International conduct. On March 30th, AGI cargo worker Pedro Frometa went directly to AGI's HR offices and requested to view their OSHA 300 injury logs, @32bjseiu.bsky.social We Don't Play! 💜
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Ardist Brown Jr. (Butch) @love2ref.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
@32bjseiu.bsky.social President Manny Pastreich: Got to sit next to U. S. Senator @warren.senate.gov on my flight to Boston. Had an incredible conversation about our historic gig worker organizing and other sectoral organizing, the task of winning the senate, and passing the PRO Act
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Ardist Brown Jr. (Butch) @love2ref.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
@labor-on-the-line.bsky.social : We have launched an ambitious campaign to organize 50,000 security officers into the union across NYC, joining 20,000 current union members to fight for living wages, more hours, better benefits, and job security. @32bjseiu.bsky.social We Don't Play! 💜 #AlwaysThere
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Ardist Brown Jr. (Butch) @love2ref.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
32BJ highlights members' 9/11 role, launches campaign to organize 50,000 security officers. Drive follows new minimum wage law. @32bjseiu.bsky.social We Don't Play! 💜 #AlwaysThere READ MORE: thechiefleader.com/stories/32bj...
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Ardist Brown Jr. (Butch) @love2ref.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
"What are we doing besides complaining? Are we going to do something about it?" - DeShawn Beckford, 32BJ SEIU Florida IE Member and Contracted Security Officer at Government Center East. @32bjseiu.bsky.social We Don’t Play💜 #AlwaysThere
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Ardist Brown Jr. (Butch) @love2ref.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
"They wrote me up for my fingernails!"- Jackalyn Strachan, 32BJ SEIU Florida IE Security Member and Contracted Security Officer at Miami Government Center. @32bjseiu.bsky.social We Don't Play! 💜 #AlwaysThere
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Ardist Brown Jr. (Butch) @love2ref.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
"They tried to fire me."- Makayla Adams, 32BJ FL Security Member and Contracted Security Officer at Port Everglades @32bjseiu.bsky.social We Don't Play! 💜 #AlwaysThere
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Ardist Brown Jr. (Butch) @love2ref.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
We're organizing to win dignity for all New York City security officers. @32bjseiu.bsky.social We Don't Play!💜 #AlwaysThere Learn more: www.seiu32bj.org/nycsecurityo...
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Ardist Brown Jr. (Butch) @love2ref.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
THIS WEEK: Are you ready to fight? Are you ready to WIN? Let's purple up and show up strong for our brothers and sisters in the Hudson Valley! @32bjseiu.bsky.social We Don't Play!💜
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Ardist Brown Jr. (Butch) @love2ref.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
From tragedy to organizing union power for New York City security officers. @32bjseiu.bsky.social We Don't Play!💜 #AlwaysThere
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Ardist Brown Jr. (Butch) @love2ref.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Today marks the 25th anniversary of 9/11. Together, we remember. Hoy se cumple el 25 aniversario del 9/11. Juntos, lo recordamos. @32bjseiu.bsky.social We Don't Play!💜 #NeverForget
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Ardist Brown Jr. (Butch) @love2ref.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Caught In Action @32bjseiu.bsky.social We Don't Play! 💜
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32BJ SEIU /// #UnionStrong @32bjseiu.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
They say giveback...we say fightback! ✊✊✊The 34,000 32BJ residential members and 90,000 NY 32BJ members stand ready to fight for what the essential workers who take care of #NYC homes deserve. Stand with us: seiu32bj.org/we-make-nyc-... #WeMakeNYCHome
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We Make NYC Home – 32BJ SEIU
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32BJ SEIU /// #UnionStrong @32bjseiu.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Yesterday, NYC’s residential real estate industry proposed givebacks, like shifting healthcare costs to 34,000 32BJSEIU residential building service workers.
 Today, 1,900+ 32BJSEIU members met to say – NO WAY!
 We’re fired up and ready to fight back!
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Ardist Brown Jr. (Butch) @love2ref.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
🚨BREAKING NEWS🚨 @1010wins.bsky.social NYC faces possible strike by @32bjseiu.bsky.social doormen, building workers. READ MORE 👇🏾 www.audacy.com/1010wins/new...
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NYC Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO @nyclabor.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
34,000 porters, doorpersons, superintendents, handypersons & resident managers who maintain 3,500 buildings across the city are fighting for a strong contract. Are you a union member who lives in a building maintained & operated by members of 32BJ SEIU?
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Take Action: Do You Live in a 32BJ SEIU Building?
34,000 porters, doorpersons, superintendents, handypersons and resident managers who maintain 3,500 buildings across the city – from historic luxury co-ops on Park Avenue, to new developments, to…
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32BJ SEIU /// #UnionStrong @32bjseiu.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
STRIKE VOTE DATE - set for April 15 in our ongoing negotiations for the #NYC residential contract covering 34,000 union members. Learn more and show your support: www.seiu32bj.org/we-make-nyc-... #WeMakeNYCHome
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32BJ SEIU /// #UnionStrong @32bjseiu.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Negotiations are heating up – and we won’t back down! We’re ready to defend the strong union contract 34,000 essential residential workers and their families depend on. #WeMakeNYCHome www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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NYC Faces Possible Strike by 34,000 Doormen, Building Workers
New York City apartment residents are being put on notice of a potential strike by building staff as soon as next month as the union representing the workers and an advisory board to building owners n...
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32BJ SEIU /// #UnionStrong @32bjseiu.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Our @32BJSEIU strike captains have been active this week. NYC residential building service workers have been meeting to prepare Strike HQs and to compare notes on how to get 3,500 residential buildings STRIKE READY ahead of our 4/20 contract expiration covering 34,000 members! #WeMakeNYCHome
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32BJ SEIU /// #UnionStrong @32bjseiu.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
This week, hundreds of 32BJ Residential Strike Captains and thousands of members met across NYC to discuss strike plans. Without us, the garbage doesn’t go out, buildings don’t get cleaned, packages don’t get sorted. We are ready to fight for our healthcare, wages and pensions!
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Ardist Brown Jr. (Butch) @love2ref.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Thank you @unionnow.org @sanders.senate.gov @mayor.nyc.gov and @32bjseiu.bsky.social for the opportunity to speak on behalf of my union and stand in solidarity with many other union leaders for the same common goal.
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32BJ SEIU /// #UnionStrong @32bjseiu.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
For decades, we have shown up every single day to take care of millions of New Yorkers. We’re rallying tomorrow for the contract we deserve – with the wages, healthcare and pensions we need to support our families! Music by @32BJSEIU member Justin Lashley-Maloney
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April Verrett @seiupres.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Pay them what NYC costs.
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Michael Sainato @msainato.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
32BJ SEIU members have voted today to authorize a strike if a contract is not reached for 34,000 residential building service workers in New York City by midnight, April 20th. The real estate industry is trying to increase healthcare costs for workers and create a two tier workforce
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Aaron Commey @aaron-commey.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
@32bjseiu.bsky.social Residential in the house!
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Hamilton Nolan @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Five whole blocks of Park Ave are shut down for a @32bjseiu.bsky.social rally ahead of a possible strike. Guess you better give them a contract!!!!
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Micah Lasher @micahlasher.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
NYC's 34,000 doormen, cleaners and security officers are essential to our city. They deserve fair wages, strong healthcare coverage & a secure retirement. I stand with @32bjseiu.bsky.social workers rallying for a fair contract — and will be there on the picket line for however long it takes.
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Office of the Public Advocate Jumaane D. Williams @advocate.nyc.gov · 16/04/2026
Too many people move through our city without realizing the work that goes into maintaining the buildings in its skyline. It's supers, doormen, and porters, all @32bjseiu.bsky.social residential members, who turn these buildings into homes. And they deserve fair pay—and a fair contract.
The Public Advocate speaks from a stage in front of a banner reading: "32BJ SEIU We Make NYC Home"
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Alex Bores @alexbores.nyc · 16/04/2026
NY's 34,000 doormen, supers, handymen, and other building workers keep our city running — and they deserve a fair contract, a living wage, and the dignity that comes with both. Now it's our turn to show up for them. I stand proudly with @32bjseiu.bsky.social.
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Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
To the residential building service workers of @32bjseiu.bsky.social: I couldn't be more proud to stand in solidarity with you. (1/2)
A group of union members holding signs that read "YES. I am ready to strike."Waving a 32BJSEIU flag while standing among other candidates and elected leaders.Pumping fists while rallying with 32BJSEIU membersA group of union members holding signs that read "YES. I am ready to strike."
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Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
This is the power of working people standing together for wages, benefits, and dignity. Overjoyed by this major victory for the residential workers of @32bjseiu.bsky.social. Solidarity always!
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N.Y.C. Doormen and Building Owners Reach an Agreement to Avert a Strike
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32BJ SEIU /// #UnionStrong @32bjseiu.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
On Friday, Assemblymember Khaleel Anderson joined AGI workers to deliver a petition to AGI’s management at JFK – demanding safety on the job, respect and job security, and the pay and time off workers are owed. AGI’s manager refused to accept the petition. /3
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32BJ SEIU /// #UnionStrong @32bjseiu.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
THREAD: Thank you #NY Assemblymember Khlaeel Anderson for standing with essential airport workers employed by Alliance Ground International (AGI) at JFK and LGA to fight for better working conditions. ✊✊/1
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SEIU_ORG @seiu.org · 03/06/2026
This morning, SEIU members with @32bjseiu.bsky.social took to the streets in front of Palantir's NYC office with a clear demand: End Palantir's collaboration with ICE! ICE has been terrorizing our families, and Palantir is the backbone of their data operations. Union workers say it must end!
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In These Times @inthesetimes.com · 31/05/2026
“Solidarity is power.” @milesklassin.bsky.social reports that’s how @32bjseiu.bsky.social member Justin Lashley-Maloney described May Day this year, after winning a contract and joining immigrant workers in the streets against ICE abuse.
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May Day and the Potency of Solidarity Against Division
International Workers' Day, aka May Day, represents a fight for a different vision of society—one where we, not a billionaire minority, can make the decisions that impact our lives.
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32BJ SEIU /// #UnionStrong @32bjseiu.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
From the cleaners who make these shows possible: congrats to Schmigadoon! and all of the other #TonyAward winners! We’re proud to support the best of Broadway, and now, we’re fighting for the strong union contract we need and deserve. #TonyAwards
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32BJ SEIU /// #UnionStrong @32bjseiu.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
New Jersey: Thousands of jobs are at stake. 🛑 Stop the driverless car bill! 🗣️Tell your legislators to protect NJ jobs, not Silicon Valley profits. #ProtectNJJobs #StopRobotaxiRush actionnetwork.org/letters/nj-hum…
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Union Now! @unionnow.org · 01/06/2026
“No contract, no axles.” Almost 1,000 United Auto Workers @uaw.org went on strike today after not reaching a new contract deal. Workers are fighting for livable wages lost during the Great Recession, when the company slashed wages from $29 to $14.50. www.cnbc.com/2026/06/01/u...
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UAW union strike threatens General Motors truck production
Nearly 1,000 workers at a Michigan supplier plant that notably makes parts for GM pickup trucks went on strike Monday after not reaching a new contract deal.
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Union Now! @unionnow.org · 03/06/2026
Possible strike at the Ring Pop plant! Union members voted to strike after Bazooka refused to negotiate a contract that recognizes their hard work and dedication. www.thetimes-tribune.com/2026/05/28/t...
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Teamsters at Bazooka in Moosic vote to strike
More than 60 members of the Teamsters Local 229 at Bazooka in Moosic voted to strike after the candy company and union failed to reach a contract.
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Union Now! @unionnow.org · 05/06/2026
The largest instrumental music union sues Warner Music Group and Universal Music Group. Both record labels allegedly licensed the members’ work to tech companies for AI training, without permission from the musicians, which directly violates their union contract. www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...
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Musicians union sues record labels over AI licensing
The world's largest instrumental musicians union sued Warner Music Group and Universal Music Group in Manhattan federal court on Friday for allegedly licensing its members' work to tech companies for ...
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UAW @uaw.org · 08/06/2026
“With each day that goes by on the (American Axle) picket line, the union gains leverage," said labor expert Harley Shaiken. "The clock favors the union..." 📰 ow.ly/EVTU50Z8Ytj
UAW Local 2093 members were joined by Dr. Abdul El-Sayed on the picket line at American Axle in Three Rivers, MI, on June 5, 2026. Workers there are demanding $30 by '30.
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Union Now! @unionnow.org · 08/06/2026
Congratulations to SAG-AFTRA television and movie actors for successfully negotiating a four year contract that provides protection from AI actors, raises wages, and reinforces member benefits. apnews.com/article/acto...
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Actors' union approves 4-year contract with studios and streamers
Television and movie actors have voted to ratify a four-year contract with studios and streaming services.
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