Nearly 100 Logan Airport Workers to Go on Strike
Boston, MA— Nearly 100 non-union contracted airplane cleaners and baggage handlers will go on strike to protest unfair labor practices committed by their employers, ReadyJet Inc. and G2 Secure staff. These contractors provide services for JetBlue, US Airways, Delta and other airlines. Both companies are currently under federal investigation for violating workers’ rights. Worker Intimidation. ReadyJet managers […]
BC Workers Ratify New Contract with University
BOSTON, MA – Last night, Boston College property workers voted overwhelmingly in favor of a contract that would provide 5% raises over two years and maintain affordable health care benefits for property service workers. The contract covers nearly 300 custodians, groundskeepers and skilled trades workers who maintain and repair buildings throughout the BC campus. “This agreement honors the […]
Logan Airport Contractor Fined Over Wage-Theft
Boston, MA—Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey has cited aviation service contractor ReadyJet Inc. for failing to pay workers proper overtime hours worked at Logan International Airport. ReadyJet is the fourth aviation contractor to be fined at Logan Airport in three year. Healey ordered Cleverdale, NY-based contractor to pay over $10,000 in civil penalties and $16,000 […]
32BJ SEIU in Solidarity with Tufts Hunger Strikers
The following statement on the student-led hunger strike at Tufts should be attributed to Roxana Rivera, Vice President of 32BJ SEIU, the union representing contracted janitorial staff at Tufts University: “The students at Tufts University who are calling for the preservation of essential jobs on their campus deserve enormous credit taking initiative on this critical […]
Students and Janitors to Tell Tufts: “Stop this Jumbo Mess”
Boston, MA— Just days after Tufts University unveiled its long awaited Jumbo statue, students, university janitors and supporters will gather at the popular university mascot site on Friday to protest cuts to janitorial services, describing it as jumbo-size mess in the making. The protest comes on the heels of Tufts University demands to cut back […]
32BJ SEIU Endorses Joe Ruggerio for State Representative
“Our members are pleased to announce 32BJ SEIU’s endorsement of Joe Ruggerio for State Representative in the 1st Suffolk District,” said Roxana Rivera, Director of 32BJ SEIU District 615, which represents more than 18,000 property service workers in Rhode Island, Massachusetts and New Hampshire. “Joe Ruggerio is committed to making sure our government works for […]
Logan Airport Workers to Protest Firing of Pro-Union Cleaner
Boston- Dozens of airport workers and community supporters will protest the firing of a pro-union airport cleaner at Logan Airport’s Chapel on Thursday at 8:00a.m. demanding that JetBlue’s cleaning contractor stop retaliatory firings of a pro-union airport cleaners. Last December, Logan Airport workers held a protest to demand that JetBlue, Delta and US Airways hold ReadyJet, […]
BU Workers Reach a Tentative Agreement with University
BOSTON, MA – 32BJ SEIU and Boston University reached a tentative agreement Thursday night that would provide 10% raises over four years and maintain affordable health care benefits for properties service workers. If ratified by the union members, the contract would cover 700 custodians, mailroom operators, groundskeepers and skilled trades workers who maintain and repair nearly 300 buildings throughout […]
The Janitors of Boston Mourn Mayor Menino
The following statement on the passing of Mayor Thomas Menino can be attributed to Roxana Rivera Director of 32BJ SEIU District 615, representing 18,000 property service workers in the Boston area. “We mourn the passing of Mayor Thomas Menino, who leaves behind him a legacy of unflinching support for working people of all backgrounds. As […]
BU Workers Vote to Authorize a Strike
Boston, MA—After a spirited meeting at the Brookline Holiday Inn,hundreds of custodians, mailroom operators, groundskeepers and skilled trades workers who maintain and repair nearly 300 buildings throughout the BU campus voted to authorize their union’s bargaining committee to call a strike if they don’t reach an agreement with Boston University by Friday. 32BJ SEIU and Boston University still […]