Boston, MA– Commercial office cleaners opened contract negotiations today for one of the largest private sector contracts in New England. The more than 13,000 workers covered under the contract – members of 32BJ SEIU District 615– who clean and maintain almost 2,000 buildings, are bargaining with representatives of the Maintenance Contractors of New England. These […]

Boston, MA—On Wednesday, June 15th at 12:30PM Logan airport workers and supporters will hold a rally to commemorate Justice for Janitors Day—marking that historic day 26 years ago when a when a group of janitors bravely faced baton wielding L.A. police in order to fight for their rights. This fight sparked a movement that has raised standards for hundreds

WHAT:  Airport workers’ global day of action against declining standards:  State House lobbying for $15-an-hour airport bill; South Station leafleting   WHO: Airport workers and 32BJ members   WHERE/WHEN:  9:30 AM – 12:30 PM     constituent lobbying at State House 2:30 PM South Station rally and leafletting, Main Entrance, corner Summer St & Atlantic Ave (workers

WHO: Cleaners, tradespeople & security officers at MIT, Harvard and Bio Tech Commercial Buildings WHAT: Rally to Raise Cambridge with Good Jobs WHERE:  Rally at Kendall Square T stop, followed by march to Technology Square WHEN:  3:30 PM, Wednesday, May 11, 2016 CAMBRIDGE, Mass.  — On Wednesday at 3:30 PM service workers from across Cambridge

BOSTON — 32BJ SEIU District 615 strongly condemns the violent actions at Tufts University this morning in which a car was set on fire and a bomb threat was made. The union represents janitorial staff and security officers working at the University through contractors, and also tradespeople and other service employees directly employed with the

BOSTON 3/31/2016 — Logan terminal cleaners employed by Lima went on strike last night and rallied at the Blue Line Airport MBTA stop this morning, in protest of their employer’s labor practices and conditions.  They joined workers at nine other airports around the country who also engaged in rallies, protests and strikes for a better,

BOSTON — Logan Airport workers and their allies gathered today on the steps of the State House to speak about the importance of a safe airport that compensates workers fairly, conditions promoted by the $15 Airport bill that advanced out of the Labor Committee last week. “Airport workers do their best to keep airports safe

  Boston, MA— With the upcoming Thanksgiving travel season expected to be the busiest in recent memory –and for the 3rd time this year at Logan– non-union airport cleaners and baggage handlers at Logan will go on strike tonight over unfair labor practices by their contractors and health and safety hazards, this time joining the

Boston, MA –ReadyJet Inc., a JetBlue, Delta and US Airways cleaning contractor with a history of health and safety and labor violations has repeatedly put workers at Logan International Airport in danger of being injured by exposing them to dangerous chemicals and other workplace hazards, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration says. OSHA issued ReadyJet