**STRIKE AVERTED** Hudson Valley/Fairfield County Janitors Reach Tentative Contract Agreement
Deal includes fair wage increase & protects health benefits for 3,000 janitors STAMFORD, Conn. — In a Stamford Marriott meeting room this afternoon, a union bargaining committee representing over 3,000 janitors in Fairfield County, Connecticut, and the lower Hudson Valley, New York, reached a tentative contract agreement with an industry group representing cleaning contractors and […]
***STRIKE AVERTED ** Hartford and New Haven Janitors Approve Four-Year Accord
Deal includes fair wage increase & protects health benefits for 2,400 janitors; Stamford bargaining continues HARTFORD, Conn. — At meetings today in Hartford, New Haven, and New Britain, hundreds of commercial building cleaners unanimously voted to approve a new union contract, thereby averting a strike in the new year. The vote ratifies a tentative agreement […]
Hartford and New Haven Janitors Reach Tentative Contract Agreement
Fairfield Co. Janitors Still Involved in Negotiations; Rally this PM Deal includes fair wage increase & protects health benefits for 2,400 janitors HARTFORD, Conn. — This morning, a bargaining committee representing over 2,400 janitors in Hartford and New Haven Counties and surrounding communities reached a tentative agreement with a group of cleaning contractors […]
Connecticut Janitors Vote to Authorize Strike if Necessary
Union cleaners in Hartford, New Haven & Stamford determined to win fair contracts by Dec. 31 HARTFORD, CT – Today over 1,000 janitors in Hartford, Stamford and New Haven voted unanimously at separate meetings to authorize a strike if no agreement can be reached in bargaining sessions between cleaning contractors and the janitors’ union, […]
32BJ Congratulates Victorious Endorsed Candidates in Hartford
HARTFORD, CT — The following statement may be attributed to Juan Hernandez, Vice-President of 32BJ SEIU. “We are pleased the voters have once again chosen a strong slate of progressive candidates across Connecticut in the municipal elections today. We extend heartfelt congratulations to Mayor Luke Bronin on winning his second term as mayor and to […]
New York and Connecticut Elected Officials Stand with Union Members as Bargaining Opens for 3,000 Janitors
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. – On Wednesday afternoon, about 20 janitors and union officers sat down to face a similar number of lawyers and company executives at long tables in a large hotel meeting room. The two sides — one dressed in uniform dark business suits; the other, in an array of business-casual attire and union […]
32BJ Endorses Bronin, Harp, Moore and Setaro in CT Mayoral Races
HARTFORD — After reviewing written questionnaires and conducting in-person candidate interviews, members of 32BJ SEIU voted to endorse Mayor Luke Bronin for re-election in Hartford, Mayor Toni Harp for re-election in New Haven, State Senator Marilyn Moore for Mayor of Bridgeport, and former Danbury City Council President Chris Setaro for mayor of Danbury. The following […]
Minimum Wage Workers and Allies Applaud Passage of $15 Bill in House
HARTFORD, Conn. — The $15 for CT Coalition congratulated House Democrats today after the Connecticut House of Representatives passed a bill to raise the state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2023. “We are pleased that a $15 minimum wage bill has passed the House and we encourage the Senate to quickly pass it […]
32BJ Congratulates Progressive Candidates on Victories in Connecticut
32BJ of the SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION For immediate Release, Wednesday, November 7, 2018 32BJ Congratulates Progressive Candidates on Victories in Connecticut HARTFORD, Conn.— 32BJ SEIU members in Connecticut proudly celebrated the election of the vast majority of their endorsed candidates in Tuesday’s election, starting with the historic win of Jahana Hayes in the 5th Congressional District and […]
General Election Endorsements from 32BJ SEIU Connecticut
32BJ of the SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, October 25, 2018 FOR MORE INFORMATION: Frank Soults, 860-471-5692 General Election Endorsements from 32BJ SEIU Connecticut HARTFORD, Conn. — 32BJ SEIU Connecticut has formally endorsed the following candidates in the 2018 General Election. With 4,500 members who work as janitors and security officers in […]