Thousands of Janitors in Fairfield County and Hudson Valley Open Contract Talks
For more information: Frank Soults 860-471-5692 STAMFORD, Conn. — Contract talks open Wednesday, November 18 for thousands of commercial building cleaners in one of the largest private-sector labor agreements to cover Connecticut’s Fairfield County and New York’s Hudson Valley. Over 3,600 commercial cleaners in the region are represented by 32BJ SEIU, the largest building service workers’ […]
As NYC Office Market Booms, Janitors Demand a Fair Contract
For More Information: Rachel Cohen: 917-370-8464; rcohen@seiu32bj.org New York– Commercial office cleaners opened contract negotiations today on one of the biggest private sector contracts in New York City. The more than 23,000 workers covered under the contract – members of 32BJ SEIU – are bargaining with representatives of the commercial real estate industry and commercial cleaning […]
Sick and Tired, Allies Stand Together for Paid Sick Legislation
Pittsburgh – This morning, a coalition of organizations that include faith-based, women’s rights groups, community groups and labor unions, united this morning at the City County Building Portico to launch a paid sick days campaign in the city. The coalition is calling on City Council to pass an ordinance providing for one hour of paid sick time […]
Crosspoint Towers Janitors To Strike
Lowell, MA—Longtime cleaners of Crosspoint Towers, Lowell’s premier office building, will go on strike Tuesday morning to protest unfair labor practices committed by the building’s cleaning contractor Emerald Green Cleaning. The National Labor Relations Board is currently investigating Emerald Green Cleaning for discriminatory refusing to hire all but a handful of cleaners because of their […]
WeWork Wants to Fire Cleaners
New York – In a recent meeting with its cleaning contractor, a WeWork executive said more than 100 cleaners at the coworking start-up’s New York City offices should all be fired for organizing a union. Threatening to fire workers for union activity violates federal labor law. 32BJ SEIU, the union the workers want to join, has […]
Cleaners Tell WeWork They Want Fair Pay
New York – Janitors who keep the hip coworking start-up WeWork clean and welcoming rallied in front of the company’s headquarters today to demand better pay and to say, “We work here too.” The contracted cleaners make as little as $10 an hour with no benefits. They were joined at the rally near 222 Broadway by supportive […]
NYC Cleaners at WeWork Sites Launch Campaign for Fair Pay
New York – The workers who keep hip coworking start-up WeWork clean and welcoming are launching a campaign to improve their jobs and their lives. The contracted workers are telling the company: We Work Here Too. WHO: The janitors who clean offices at WeWork sites across the city; supportive 32BJ members who are standing in […]
Contract Talks Open For 10,500 Cleaners In Washington, Northern Virginia, Montgomery County & Baltimore
Washington, DC – Negotiations will begin today for a new union contract covering over 4,000 commercial cleaners in Washington, D.C., nearly 4,000 cleaners in Northern Virginia, over 1,500 cleaners in Montgomery County, Maryland and 700 Baltimore cleaners. The union will present proposals focused on increasing worker access to full-time hours and thus, full-time income to […]