New York, NY – Today, former janitors at Twitter offices in New York City filed a lawsuit against Twitter and a new non-union cleaning contractor over their termination in December 2022. The lawsuit, which was filed in federal district court in Manhattan, alleges Twitter violated New York City’s Displaced Building Service Workers Protection Act by …
32BJ of SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION May 30, 2023 NYC Janitors Sue Twitter, Demand Back Pay Lawsuit alleges Twitter violated city labor law when janitors abruptly lost their jobs just before Christmas 2022 New York, NY – Today, former janitors at Twitter offices in New York City filed a lawsuit against Twitter and a …
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 …
Janitors and allies demand local law be followed and that union jobs be restored New York, NY – Today, contracted cleaners from Twitter’s NYC and San Francisco offices, 32BJ SEIU members, labor leaders, elected officials, and allies rallied outside Twitter HQ in Manhattan. Cleaners at Twitter’s 245-249 West 17th St. location have had …
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New York, NY – Today, twelve janitors at Twitter’s 245-249 West 17th St. location went public about their lives being upended after Twitter canceled its contract with their employer Flagship Services with no explanation. These essential workers, already struggling to keep up with a rising cost of living in NYC, are out of work. …
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Janitors will introduce shareholder’s proposal, asking for “no confidence” vote to their board (New York, NY) Amidst allegations against Deutsche Bank of misleading investors about “green” investments, janitors who say the company is also disregarding its Responsible Contractor policy by working with an anti-union cleaning contractor in Florida, delivered “pink slips” to company headquarters in New York …
Dozens of Contracted Janitors at Census Bureau to Protest Cuts to Jobs, Hours and Pensions After up to 30 Years on the Job and Contracting COVID at Work Contractor shares parent company with entities that defrauded government and left soldiers at risk of live fire Suitland, MD –The Census Bureau will see less cleaning …
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32BJ SEIU & the Maintenance Contractors of New England Sign Contract Extension during Justice for Janitors Week Essential Workers & their Employers Reach Hopeful Milestone As Mass. State of Emergency Expires *Interviews with members and leadership available upon request* Boston, MA.–On Wednesday—a day after Massachusetts’ state of emergency officially expired and weeks after Governor Baker …
Janitors on strike against Coastal Building Maintenance say employers need to “invest” in their workers. New survey finds 87% of Miami cleaners struggle to pay for food, 0% have paid sick days, and 72% did not have adequate PPE during the pandemic WHAT: Striking janitors, employed by Coastal Building Maintenance (CBM), launch their own “cryptocurrency”—Cleancoin—to …
“We applaud D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser for leading the region by making at-risk frontline property service workers eligible for COVID vaccines a top priority, as this is an important first step to vaccinating all. Virginia Governor Ralph Northam should also be commended for allowing employers to register eligible employees for vaccines. We urge Maryland state …
