The following statement can be attributed to Kurt Westby, Director of 32BJ in Connecticut: “Speaker Donovan should be praised for his proposal to raise the minimum wage. A higher minimum wage will help thousands of working men and women across Connecticut climb out of poverty, boosting their buying power and putting more dollars into local […]

New Haven, CT – New Haven area office cleaners have ratified a new contract that averted a strike which potentially could have affected about two dozen corporate and government buildings in the city in addition to 125 buildings in the Hartford area. Members voted unanimously over the weekend to approve an agreement that preserves healthcare coverage

Hartford, CT – Hartford area office cleaners have ratified a new contract that averted a strike which potentially could have affected 125 corporate, government and university buildings in the city and its suburbs. Members voted unanimously over the weekend to approve an agreement that preserves healthcare coverage and raises wages over the four years by 10

Hartford CT— State Senator John Fonfara (D-Hartford) and City Council Members Luis Cotto and Larry Deutsch joined building cleaners at the Hartford Courant and dozens of their supporters in a rally outside the newspaper Wednesday to protest the Courant’s decision to end its contract with its longtime, unionized cleaning contractor effective December 1st. The Courant’s

Hartford, CT— Building cleaners at Connecticut’s largest newspaper rallied Wednesday to protest their expected job loss if the paper terminates its long-time contract with a unionized cleaning company. “These cleaners have worked hard to keep the building of this major newspaper well-maintained, sanitary and safe,” said Wojciech Pirog of 32BJ SEIU, which represents the workers.