Hartford Building Awards Janitorial Bid to Responsible Union Contractor

Hartford Building Awards Janitorial Bid to Responsible Union Contractor    HARTFORD, Conn. – Building service workers union 32BJ SEIU and Nassau Financial Group are pleased to announce the awarding of a janitorial contract to Performance Janitorial Services, a responsible contractor, for maintenance of the Nassau Financial Group building at One American Row, also known as the Boat Building. Performance Janitorial Services will recognize 32BJ as the sole representative of the workers at the site, where six cleaners will maintain this important Hartford property.      “This isn’t just a […]

Government Accuses Boston High-Rise of Legal Violations in Replacement of Union Janitors

National Labor Relations Board has issued a multi-tiered complaint against the owner and agents of a luxury residential tower at 100 Sudbury Street BOSTON – Late on Friday, September 12, the National Labor Relation Board issued a complaint alleging that the employers of a luxury residential tower in downtown Boston restrained, coerced and illegally discriminated […]

Aramark Cleaners at American University Ratify New Contract with Historic Wage Increases Following Support by Hundreds of Students and Faculty

MEDIA ADVISORY FOR: 3:30 PM on Friday, September 27, 2024 Rally at American University Library, 4400 Massachusetts Ave., NW CONTACT: Julie Karant: jkarant@seiu32bj.org; 646-584-9001 Aramark Cleaners at American University Ratify New Contract with Historic Wage Increases Following Support by Hundreds of Students and Faculty   Lowest-Paid Workers Will See Wages Increase by Over 30%   Washington, D.C. – On Friday, […]

**STRIKE AVERTED** Tentative New Union Contract Reached for 20,000 NYC Commercial Cleaners

New York, NY — Just after midnight this morning (12:50 AM), a bargaining committee composed of 32BJ SEIU members who clean New York City commercial building offices, transportation hubs and universities and union officers reached a tentative agreement with the Realty Advisory Board on Labor Relations. Pending ratification votes in the coming weeks, the new […]

‘Tension is Building’ in Contract Negotiations For 20K NYC Cleaners as Dec. 31 Deadline Looms

Core issues unresolved after two bargaining sessions following strike authorization vote. Five days until possible industry strike. New York, NY – Tension is building in negotiations between the 32BJ SEIU bargaining committee representing 20,000 essential NYC cleaners and the Realty Advisory Board on Labor Relations (RAB) after the RAB reiterated proposals calling for attacks on […]

Potential Strike Authorized For 20,000 NYC Commercial Cleaners

Potential Strike Authorized For 20,000 NYC Commercial Cleaners 10,000 essential workers rallied with U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Attorney General Letitia James, Mayor Eric Adams, NYC Comptroller Brad Lander, NYC Central Labor Council, UAW Region 9A, and others  32BJ bargaining committee now authorized to call industry-wide strike if negotiations fail to secure strong contract […]

‘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 […]

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     […]