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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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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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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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Essential Pittsburgh Janitors Draw Inspiration from the Trailblazing Work of Fellow Office Cleaners, Past and Present, as They Gear Up for Contract Campaign Covering 1,100 Office Cleaners 

32BJ of SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION June 16, 2023 Essential Pittsburgh Janitors Draw Inspiration from the Trailblazing Work of Fellow Office Cleaners, Past and Present, as They Gear Up for Contract Campaign Covering 1,100 Office Cleaners  Pittsburgh office cleaners hosted screening of historic videos from Justice for Janitors Movement and hosted a panel to discuss …

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1,000 NYC Janitors March and Rally for Justice for Janitors Day, Launch Campaign for Agreement Covering 20,000 NYC Workers

32BJ of SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION June 15, 2023 1,000 NYC Janitors March and Rally for Justice for Janitors Day, Launch Campaign for Agreement Covering 20,000 NYC Workers New York, NY – TODAY, over 1,000 NYC commercial office cleaners two marched to Bryant Park, where they commemorated National Justice for Janitors Day and launched their …

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32BJ of SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION June 15, 2023 Linking Fight with Low-Road Contractor, Planned Companies to Justice for Janitors Commemoration, Nearly 100 Essential Philly Janitors Launch Campaign for Contract Covering 3,200 Office Cleaners Philly office cleaners spoke out about the sacrifices they made during COVID-19, honor co-workers who passed away during the pandemic, commemorate …

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VICTORY! AFTER MORE THAN A YEAR OF FIGHTING, 32BJ WORKERS AT 150 CLOVE ROAD WIN BACK WAGES AND JOBS

Newark, NJ– In March 2022, at 150 Clove Road in Little Falls, where offices of Scarinci Hollenbeck and satellite offices of Montclair State University are located, a union cleaning contractor, Maverick, was abruptly fired and a separate, non-union company, known as Clean Team, was given a contract. Eight union workers were immediately terminated for no …

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