Higher Education

8/01/2021 – 8/31/2024

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3/01/2022 – 2/28/2025

Higher Education

3/01/2022 – 2/28/2025

Higher Education

1/01/2021 – 12/31/2024

Higher Education

3/01/2022 – 2/28/2025

Higher Education

1/01/2024 – 12/31/2027

Delaware Commercial Office Cleaners Reach Tentative Agreement with Employers

WILMINGTON, DE – The holidays came a few days early for nearly 600 commercial office cleaners who struck a deal with cleaning contractors which provides fair wage increases, maintains benefits at their current level, improves vacation time and days off. “A wage increase is the best Christmas present we could have. We work hard. All […]

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Strike Averted: Suburban Commercial Office Cleaners Reach a Tentative Agreement with Employers

New Contract with Living Wage Makes Holidays Bright for 1,400 Local Janitors MONTGOMERY COUNTY – Just before the midnight expiration, the 32BJ SEIU Suburban Bargaining Committee has secured a tentative, four-year agreement with the Building Operators Labor Relations (BOLR) Suburban Division, subject to ratification, covering 1,400 commercial office cleaners that includes fair wage increases and

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Nickeled and Dimed for the Holidays: Wealthy Building Operators Offer Janitors Only 10 Cents

For More Information: Julie Blust jblust@seiu32bj.org 215-713-6777 MONTGOMERY COUNTY- On the eve of their contract deadline, suburban Philadelphia janitors—members of 32BJ SEIU—are calling their employers’ proposals offering only a dime a year in raises “upsetting” and have vowed to do whatever it takes to win a living wage. “We’re struggling already. How are we supposed to

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As Contract Expiration Looms, Suburban Philadelphia Janitors Rally for $15

For More Information: Traci C. Benjamin: 215-300-0776; tbenjamin@seiu32bj.org Malvern, PA – On the verge of a contract expiration affecting 1,400 janitors who clean the suburbs’ most prominent office buildings, janitors and their supports will rally Thursday, December 10 at 12 p.m. at the Vanguard West Campus in Malvern. The janitors—members of 32BJ SEIU—will be joined by

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Firings, Threats, Arbitrary Punishments Airport Workers Protest “House of Horrors” at PHL

PHILADELPHIA-Following the recent firings of several of their co-workers, airport workers at the Philadelphia International Airport will protest Thursday at 2:30pm at to call attention to the abuses they experience at the hands of their employers, airline subcontractors: McGinn Security, Prospect, Prime Flight and Swissport. Days before Halloween, workers says the airport is always a

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Center City Janitors Vote to Strike if Necessary

For More Information: Julie Blust, 215-713-6777 jblust@seiu32bj.org; Traci Benjamin 215-300-0776 tbenjamin@seiu32bj.org PHILADELPHIA-With the contract deadline fast-approaching, more than 800 commercial office cleaners—members of 32BJ SEIU—today voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike if no agreement is reached by the Thursday contract expiration. “Our goal is to reach an amicable agreement and avoid a strike. Nearly every office building

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Days After Papal Visit, Thousands of Janitors Take to the Streets to Demand Good Jobs

For More Information: Julie Blust, 215-713-6777 jblust@seiu32bj.org; Traci Benjamin 215-300-0776 tbenjamin@seiu32bj.org Philadelphia –Just three days after the Pope extolled the virtues of the labor movement at Independence Hall, more than 2,000 32BJ SEIU janitors gathered in Center City in support of nearly 75,000 East coast janitors who are negotiating for fair wages and benefits this fall. As

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“Thrown Out Like Trash,” Fired Workers Fight Back at Luxury High Rise

For more information: Julie Blust, 215-713-6777 jblust@seiu32bj.org Philadelphia –More than 300 32BJ members, tenants and elected officials, will join fired building workers from 2116 Chestnut Street by tossing dozens of garbage bags on the side of the luxury high-rise apartment building on Friday at 2:30 p.m. The workers will send a clear message that, “We are not

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More than 2,800 Workers Rally for a Fair Contract as Negotiations Open

For More Information: Traci C. Benjamin: 215-300-0776; tbenjamin@seiu32bj.org Julie Blust:  215-713-6777; jblust@seiu32bj.org Philadelphia – More than 200 property service workers: commercial cleaners, building engineers, and maintenance mechanics rallied in Center City this afternoon calling for a fair contract. Negotiations opened today for the workers – members of 32BJ SEIU – and the Building Operators Labor

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