32BJ Thomas Shortman Training Fund

The Thomas Shortman Training Fund offers training to 80,000 members of SEIU Local 32BJ working in the property services industry. The Training Fund is a joint labor-management organization, cosponsored by Local 32BJ and the Realty Advisory Board on Labor Relations.

Every year the Training Fund provides industry, academic, and computer courses to thousands of Local 32BJ building service workers at over 20 locations in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, and The District of Columbia.

SEIU Local 32BJ

SEIU 32BJ is the largest building service workers union in the country, representing more than 100,000 cleaners, doormen, porters, maintenance workers, window cleaners, security guards, superintendents, and theater and stadium workers in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and Washington, DC

32BJ members work in residential apartment buildings, commercial office buildings, and area theaters and stadiums, including New York landmarks like the Empire State Building, Trump Towers, Shea Stadium and Yankee Stadium, as well as miles of suburban office space from Hartford, CT to Washington, DC.

32BJ it is affiliated with the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), a union that has grown more than 60% since 1996. Today, the SEIU is 1.8 million members strong and growing. It devotes almost half of its budget to organizing - far more than most unions.

SEIU 32BJ members come from 64 different countries and speak 28 different languages, but are united in a single fight for fairness and decency for the region's working families. 32BJ members are hardworking immigrants and the children of immigrants working together for the American Dream.

Realty Advisory Board on Labor Relations

The Realty Advisory Board (RAB) is a multi-employer association serving the real estate industry in New York City, Long Island, Westchester, Connecticut and Northern New Jersey.

The RAB negotiates collective bargaining agreements on behalf of owners and operators of real property with unions that represent their maintenance and operating employees. They also advise and represent members in the administration of their collective bargaining agreements and in matters concerning personnel and human resources.

Urban Green Council

Urban Green Council is the New York Chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). Urban Green's mission is to lead the advancement of sustainability in the urban built environment, and serve as a model for other cities through education, advocacy, collaboration and research.

Our vision is to see cities that coexist in harmony with their natural environment and contribute to the health and well-being of all.

A non-profit organization established in 2002, Urban Green is supported by contributions from members and sponsors, as well as foundation grants. Our focus is on New York City, Rockland and Westchester. Supported by our in-house experts and a dedicated network of volunteers, our efforts are transforming the metropolitan area and creating models that can be replicated elsewhere.

Urban green provides a wide range of educational, and networking events for our 1,500 members and the green building community at large; conducts research; and advocates for change that will make cities more sustainable. Our website and newsletter (circ. 8,500+) reach an audience comprised mostly of professionals working in architecture, engineering, design, construction, real estate development and management, product development and manufacturing, government, and other related fields.