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The Building Service 32BJ Benefit Funds: Collective Bargaining and the Rising Cost of Healthcare
Date and Time
Wednesday, November 4, 2026
12 – 1:15 p.m. Eastern Time
Presenters
Mike Duffy
Deputy Director, SEIU Local 32BJ
Steve Jenkins
Deputy Executive Director, 32BJ Benefit Funds
Program
The Building Service 32BJ Benefit Funds include five separate multi-employer funds that provide a broad range of benefits to more than 185,000 members and 288,000 covered lives, with a combined asset portfolio of approximately $10 billion. Each Fund is administered by a joint Board of Trustees composed of Union Trustees and Employer Trustees, with equal voting power.
In this presentation, we will examine the history of the Building Service 32BJ Benefit Funds, including how the Funds developed alongside 32BJ’s efforts over the past 25 years to organize new members and consolidate smaller locals. We will also discuss the impact of rising healthcare costs on collective bargaining and the Funds’ efforts to address these challenges by focusing on hospital pricing in shaping healthcare policy.
Location
Zoom Link will be provided the day of the presentation.
Cost and Registration
VLERA Members: Free registration
Non-Members: $5
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Presenter Bios
Steve Jenkins
As Deputy Executive Director for 32BJ Benefit Funds, Steve Jenkins works with Fund and Department Directors to plan and manage key program objectives. Mr. Jenkins started with 32BJ Funds in January 2018. Prior to joining the Funds he worked for fourteen years for SEIU Local 32BJ in several capacities including Director of Operations and Director of the Contract and Grievance Center. Mr. Jenkins has also worked with Make the Road New York and The Door’s Legal Services Center. Mr. Jenkins holds a J.D. from Northeastern University and a B.A. in Film from the University of Michigan.
Mike Duffy
Mike Duffy has been with SEIU Local 32BJ since 2000 and is currently Deputy Director working primarily with Union operations outside New York City. Previously, he was President of SEIU Local 362 in Orlando, FL and worked was Assistant Director of SEIU Occupational Health and Safety Department. He has a Master’s Degree in Public Health from the University of North Carolina—Chapel Hill and a BS in Health Sciences from Brockport State.
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