2023

NYC Commercial Cleaners Host NYC Council Speaker Adrienne Adams, Strategize After Proposed Attacks on Livelihoods

New York, NY – Yesterday, November 30, NYC Council Speaker Adrienne Adams expressed her support for NYC commercial cleaners’ fight for a fair contract with the Realty Advisory Board on Labor Relations Inc. (RAB). This comes two days after the RAB proposed changes to the collective bargaining agreement that would cut take-home pay and benefits …

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‘Insulting’: Real Estate Industry Attacks NYC Cleaners’ Healthcare, Proposes Creation of Permanent Second Class, Two Tier Workforce

New York, NY – Today, November 28, the Realty Advisory Board on Labor Relations Inc. (RAB) formally proposed ‘insulting’ changes to the union contract impacting 20,000 NYC essential commercial cleaners who have sacrificed their health and livelihoods during the pandemic and been instrumental to the city’s economic recovery. The RAB proposes to cut take-home pay …

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SUNERGOS BARISTAS ANNOUNCE THEY ARE “READY TO STRIKE” OVER COFFEE CHAIN’S REFUSAL TO BARGAIN IN GOOD FAITH

WHO: Sunergos Workers, Customers, Greater Louisville Central Labor Council, Kentucky AFL-CIO, other unions and allies. WHAT: Press Conference & Rally WHEN: Monday, November 20 at 1:00 PM WHERE: SEIU NFCO 32BJ, 4100 Churchman Ave, Louisville, KY 40215   (Louisville-KY) Recently unionized baristas at Sunergos Coffee, will join labor allies and customers at a rally to …

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As Wednesday Midnight Strike Deadline Nears, Janitors Will Rally Tuesday in Kendall Square

Negotiations continue on contract covering 12,000 janitors at 1,500 properties from Merrimack Valley to Rhode Island, including 90 percent of commercial buildings in Greater Boston   Four janitors file charges with federal government against employers for intimidation and interference   Media may download a full set of photos and videos from Friday’s building-rallies here     …

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1,600 Rally As Negotiations Launch for Labor Agreement Covering 20,000 NYC Essential Cleaners

New York, NY – Today, November 9, over 1,600 NYC commercial cleaners, porters and handypersons rallied in midtown Manhattan (6th Ave & 38th St.) and downtown Manhattan’s Zuccotti Park, hours after the launch of key negotiations for a fair new labor contract covering 20,000 NYC workers and 1,300 buildings.   Workers are negotiating for wage …

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Building Service Workers’ Union 32BJ SEIU Affirms Slate of Connecticut Endorsements

HARTFORD —  The following statement may be attributed to Rochelle Palache, Vice President of 32BJ SEIU and head of the union in Connecticut.   “As a union representing a majority Black, brown and immigrant workforce of over 4,300 janitors, security officers and other building service employees across Connecticut, we are proud today to affirm all …

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Contract Negotiations Open for 12,000 Building Cleaners in Massachusetts and Rhode Island

BOSTON — At 2 PM yesterday, fifteen cleaning contractors in sports coats and business suits walked into a downtown Boston union hall where over 100 janitors were already seated in rows, almost all of them dressed in purple union t-shirts. For years, the sharp sartorial contrast has typified the opening session of union contract negotiations …

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Service Workers Union Announces Municipal Election Endorsements for Boston, Brockton, Lawrence and Worcester

BOSTON– New England District 615 of the service workers union 32BJ SEIU today announces its list of endorsed candidates in the preliminary elections in Boston, Brockton, Lawrence and Worcester. Boston City Council preliminary election, September 12, 2023: Ruthzee Louijeune                                       At-Large Julia Mejia                                                     At-Large Erin Murphy                                                 At-Large Henry Santana                                             At-Large Gabriela Coletta                                           District 1 Ed Flynn                                                         …

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Massachusetts Law Permitting Residents to Apply for a Driver’s License regardless of Immigration Status Becomes Effective Today

BOSTON —Today marks the effective date of the Work and Family Mobility Act (WFMA), a law that allows immigrants without authorized status to apply for a standard Massachusetts driver’s license using specific proofs of identity and of Massachusetts residency. Detailed information on the process and online registration for appointments are available through the Registry of …

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