Massive NJ Strike Averted as Tentative Contract Reached for Janitors
NEWARK, N.J. – After months of negotiations and a unanimous vote to strike earlier this week, 7,000 32BJ office cleaners that work in 500 buildings have reached a tentative contract agreement with their employers. The new four-year contract is subject to ratification by members and includes up to $3.80 in wage increases that will have […]
Hartford and New Haven Janitors Reach Tentative Contract Agreement
Fairfield Co. Janitors Still Involved in Negotiations; Rally this PM Deal includes fair wage increase & protects health benefits for 2,400 janitors HARTFORD, Conn. — This morning, a bargaining committee representing over 2,400 janitors in Hartford and New Haven Counties and surrounding communities reached a tentative agreement with a group of cleaning contractors […]
Thousands of NYC Janitors Vote to Possibly Walk Off the Job
As Expiration Date Looms, Commercial Cleaners Vote to Authorize Strike if Negotiations Fail Versión en español a seguir NEW YORK – With their contract deadline fast approaching, thousands of commercial cleaners who are members of 32BJ SEIU marched up Sixth Avenue on Wednesday to rally in the heart of the holiday attractions of Rockefeller Center to […]
7,000 New Jersey Office Cleaners Authorize Strike for Dec. 31
Mail Delivery Workers Pledge to Honor Picket Lines. NEWARK, N.J. – With their contract deadline quickly approaching, thousands of commercial cleaners, who are members of 32BJ SEIU, voted to authorize a strike if contract negotiations are not settled before their collective bargaining agreement expires on Dec. 31. The strike could affect over 500 office buildings […]
Connecticut Janitors Vote to Authorize Strike if Necessary
Union cleaners in Hartford, New Haven & Stamford determined to win fair contracts by Dec. 31 HARTFORD, CT – Today over 1,000 janitors in Hartford, Stamford and New Haven voted unanimously at separate meetings to authorize a strike if no agreement can be reached in bargaining sessions between cleaning contractors and the janitors’ union, […]
Thousands of New Jersey Janitors to Vote to Walk Off the Job
TIME CHANGED TO HONOR JERSEY CITY MEMORIAL SERVICE As Expiration Date Looms, Commercial Cleaners Will Vote to Authorize Strike if Negotiations Fail WHAT: Rally and Strike Authorization Vote for New Jersey Office Cleaners WHEN: Tuesday, December 17, 4:30pm WHERE: Newark Symphony Hall, 1020 Broad St, Newark, NJ 07102 WHO: Thousands of office building cleaners […]
Union Cleaners in Hudson Valley Vote Unanimously to Authorize a Strike if Needed
Thousands of cleaners could now walk off the job if no satisfactory contract is reached by December 31 WHITE PLAINS, NY — On Thursday night, about 500 office cleaners and members of the Service Employees International Union, Local 32BJ, crowded around a flatbed truck outside the County Office Building in downtown White Plains bearing […]
22,000 NYC Office Janitors Kick Off Contract Negotiations with Building Owners
32BJ’s demands: fair wage increases, protecting quality health care, strengthening protections on the job New York– The city’s commercial office cleaners opened contract negotiations today on one of the biggest private sector contracts in the country. The more than 22,000 members of 32BJ SEIU covered under the contract are bargaining with the Realty Advisory Board, […]
NEW REPORT SHOWS MIAMI OFFICE JANITORS LOWEST PAID IN ALL MAJOR US CITIES
Miami’s billion-dollar commercial real estate industry ranks 12th in the US, but 57% of office janitors live below or near poverty, 69% are rent burdened, 33% rely on government programs like SNAP (Miami, FL) A new report released by 32BJ SEIU and the UCLA Center for Neighborhood Knowledge (CNK) shows office cleaners in Miami are […]
New York and Connecticut Elected Officials Stand with Union Members as Bargaining Opens for 3,000 Janitors
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. – On Wednesday afternoon, about 20 janitors and union officers sat down to face a similar number of lawyers and company executives at long tables in a large hotel meeting room. The two sides — one dressed in uniform dark business suits; the other, in an array of business-casual attire and union […]