D.C. Mayor Bowser, MD, VA and Baltimore Lawmakers Warn Commercial Building Owners not to Layoff or Cut Benefits to Cleaners on the Frontlines of Coronavirus
The following statement is attributable to D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks, Montgomery County Executive Mark Elrich, Arlington County Board Member Katie Cristol, and Baltimore City Council President Brandon Scott: “32BJ members are the office cleaners and security officers, among others who are on the frontlines of the Coronavirus crisis, […]
Hackensack Office Cleaners Rally against Lawbreaking Employer
Workers demand back slashed wages and benefits HACKENSACK, N.J. — Office cleaners who work at 3 University Plaza were joined by dozens of union members who work in the area and their allies to rally outside the Hackensack high-rise on Tuesday night to protest an unfair drop in wages and benefits for the seven […]
Elected Leaders Stand with 32BJ SEIU Cleaners in Fight for $15/hr
-Cleaners visited lawmakers on the opening day of the legislative session demanding betters wages for all workers– Dover, Del – As Delaware elected leaders returned to session at the State Capitol this afternoon, 32BJ SEIU cleaners were on hand to demand a minimum of $15 an hour for all workers across the First State. […]
32BJ SEIU Cleaners in Wilmington Win $15/hr., Now Fighting for Workers Across Delaware
–Elected leaders, supporters to stand with workers as they demand a living wage – Dover– On the heels of winning $15 an hour in their new four-year agreement, 32BJ SEIU cleaners will hold a press conference and lobby day on Tuesday, January 14 at 1pm at the State Capitol to encourage lawmakers to push […]
Negotiations Begin for 800 32BJ SEIU Office Cleaners and their Employers
-Delaware cleaners need $15 an hour to provide for their families- Wilmington, De – Bargaining opened Tuesday afternoon for nearly 800 32BJ SEIU janitors who clean offices in downtown Wilmington and New Castle County. The workers are determined to negotiate a strong four-year agreement with their employers—representatives of commercial cleaning contractors. The majority part-time work […]
Hudson Valley and Fairfield County Janitors Approve Four-Year Accord
Deal boosts wages, protects benefits, and improves workplace rules for 3,000 cleaners in large commercial buildings STAMFORD, Conn. — Four days before the expiration of their current union contract, hundreds of commercial building cleaners unanimously voted to approve a new agreement at meetings in Port Chester, NY, this morning and Stamford, CT, this afternoon. The […]
**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 […]
New Jersey Janitors Vote to Ratify Contract
Massive strike averted as janitors, employers came to an agreement on Dec. 18. NEWARK, N.J. – On Saturday, thousands of 32BJ SEIU janitors voted to ratify a four-year contract that covers 7,000 workers who clean and maintain 500 commercial office buildings, schools, malls and transit centers in the state of New Jersey. The […]
STRIKE AVERTED: NYC Office Cleaners Reach Tentative Agreement
New York – A little more than a week before their contract was set to expire, a committee representing more than 22,000 commercial cleaners in New York came to a tentative agreement for a new four year contract on Friday afternoon, that gives janitors strong wage increases and secures benefits including 100% employer-paid health care, in […]