Congresswoman Pressley & Rep. Decker Speak Out for Custodians before Contract Negotiations at Harvard University

Congresswoman Pressley & Rep. Decker Speak Out for Custodians before Contract Negotiations at Harvard University Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/32BJSEIU Livestream recording: https://www.facebook.com/32BJSEIU/videos/1922716528329048 For more photos and videos (including some of Kevin Brown’s closing remarks), see Dropbox here: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/fk8y1mkmvq3tjiiq5kka9/AMxsdSXWG_pWN297-Lw9bhM?rlkey=tkqsnltl3yv0esynhf1i4126y&st=dskhd9u1&dl=0 All material is reproduceable courtesy 32BJ SEIU CAMBRIDGE, MA — At noon today, hundreds of Harvard custodians and […]

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, […]

Boston U. Workers Settle Contract with Highest Raises to Date

Boston, MA–On Thursday, November 10, Boston University’s over 700 custodians, carpenters, and other tradespeople represented by 32BJ SEIU voted overwhelmingly to ratify a 4-year agreement with raises of 14 percent over the life of the contract, plus a service recognition stipend of $1,000, which BU will pay all the workers in December.   These raises are the […]

Harvard custodians Ratify Strong Contract in Time for the Holidays

Following a Tough Fight, Over 700 custodians at Harvard Ratify Strong Contract with 15.25% Raises in Time for the Holidays The 4-year agreement is 32BJ SEIU’s first new contract at Harvard Since the pandemic began ### Cambridge, MA—On Friday, December 17–in a major victory for the essential workers who keep the richest University in the world running […]

Following a Tough Fight, Over 700 custodians at Harvard Ratify Strong Contract with 15.25% Raises in Time for the Holidays

Cambridge, MA—On Friday, December 17–in a major victory for the essential workers who keep the richest University in the world running each and every day–Harvard custodians voted overwhelmingly to ratify their first new contract with the University since the COVID-19 pandemic began.   The strong four-year agreement—which Harvard and the bargaining committee tentatively settled on […]

32BJ SEIU Decries Detention of MIT Janitor Francisco Rodriguez

The following statement may be attributed to Roxana Rivera, Vice-President of 32BJ SEIU District 615: “The detention of Francisco Rodriguez by USCIS is a despicable act that our union and our community will fight all the way. Francisco, a member of 32BJ, MIT janitor, father of US citizens, small business owner and all around exemplary […]