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NJ Janitors Vote to Strike If No Deal Is Reached

THOUSANDS MARCH TO DEMAND A FAIR CONTRACT For More Information: Desirée Taylor, 917-808-6857 dtaylor@seiu32bj.org NEWARK—With no deal on the table yet, janitors have voted to authorize a strike if an agreement isn’t reached soon.  And the clock is ticking–contracts for 7,000 32BJ office cleaners and school janitors expire on December 31st.  On Wednesday, thousands of workers and supporters took to the […]

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Stamford Janitors Vote to Strike if No Contract by Dec. 31

FOR MORE INFORMATION: Frank Soults, 860-471-5692 STAMFORD, Conn. —At a meeting in Stamford this morning, over 450 janitors unanimously voted to strike if bargaining sessions don’t result in a new contract by December 31 that protects the janitors’ benefits and includes a fair wage increase. “So far, the cleaning contractors have not offered to give

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Strike Averted: Suburban Commercial Office Cleaners Reach a Tentative Agreement with Employers

New Contract with Living Wage Makes Holidays Bright for 1,400 Local Janitors MONTGOMERY COUNTY – Just before the midnight expiration, the 32BJ SEIU Suburban Bargaining Committee has secured a tentative, four-year agreement with the Building Operators Labor Relations (BOLR) Suburban Division, subject to ratification, covering 1,400 commercial office cleaners that includes fair wage increases and

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Hartford and New Haven Janitors Vote to Strike if No Contract by Dec. 31

FOR MORE INFORMATION: Frank Soults, 860-471-5692 HARTFORD, Conn. —At meetings in Hartford and New Haven this morning, about 450 janitors unanimously voted to strike if bargaining sessions don’t result in a new contract by December 31 that protects the janitors’ benefits and includes a fair wage increase. “So far, the cleaning contractors have not offered

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Nickeled and Dimed for the Holidays: Wealthy Building Operators Offer Janitors Only 10 Cents

For More Information: Julie Blust jblust@seiu32bj.org 215-713-6777 MONTGOMERY COUNTY- On the eve of their contract deadline, suburban Philadelphia janitors—members of 32BJ SEIU—are calling their employers’ proposals offering only a dime a year in raises “upsetting” and have vowed to do whatever it takes to win a living wage. “We’re struggling already. How are we supposed to

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Hundreds of Hartford Janitors and Allies Rally for a Fair Contract

FOR MORE INFORMATION: Frank Soults, 860-471-5692 HARTFORD, Conn.—Carrying banners and enthusiastically chanting their union affiliation, hundreds of commercial building cleaners joined elected officials and leaders in labor and faith organizations to demand a fair contract at a packed rally in front of the Old State House on Wednesday afternoon. Negotiations between 32BJ SEIU and the

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As Contract Expiration Looms, Suburban Philadelphia Janitors Rally for $15

For More Information: Traci C. Benjamin: 215-300-0776; tbenjamin@seiu32bj.org Malvern, PA – On the verge of a contract expiration affecting 1,400 janitors who clean the suburbs’ most prominent office buildings, janitors and their supports will rally Thursday, December 10 at 12 p.m. at the Vanguard West Campus in Malvern. The janitors—members of 32BJ SEIU—will be joined by

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Hartford Elected Officials and Community Leaders Declare Support for Janitors’ Contract Campaign

FOR MORE INFORMATION: Frank Soults, 860-471-5692 HARTFORD, Conn. — On Wednesday afternoon, about a dozen elected officials joined with faith, labor and community leaders in downtown Hartford to unveil “A Janitors’ Bill of Rights,” a statement of public support for fair wages and decent working conditions for the Connecticut janitors now negotiating a new contract.

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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’

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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

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