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12,000 New England Janitors
Dramatically Improve Their Lives
Close to 12,000 janitors with SEIU Local 615 in New England just won their strongest union contract ever, one that will help move them out of poverty and into the middle class.
Driven by the moral premise that all working people in New England should share in the region’s booming real estate market, wages for janitors in downtown Boston and the nearby suburbs will increase from less than $10/hour to $16.10/hour.
In addition, 60 percent of the workers in downtown Boston and 25 percent of the workers otherwise in Massachusetts and throughout Rhode Island will receive full employer-paid family health insurance, as well as full-time work hours rather than just 3.5 hours a night. Other improvements include paid sick leave and a review process before any workload changes can be implemented.
Read news coverage: Boston Globe | Eyewitness News
| SEIU 615 has created a new website designed to increase our communication capabilities with community organizations and individuals. We are updating this regularly as our actions increase in order to win a fair contract by the end of August. Check regularly for dates and times for events, action items/email blasts, and background information on our contract campaign. | Tell New England Cleaning Contractors to Do the Right Thing! |
| SEIU 615 tiene una nueva página Web con el fin de mejorar nuestra capacidad para comunicar con las organizaciones y los individuos de la comunidad. Actualizamos la página con regularidad, según aumenten nuestras acciones para ganar un contrato justo para el fin de agosto. Visítenos frecuentemente para obtener información sobre las fechas y horas de nuestros eventos, avisos y acciones que puede tomar para apoyarnos, e información de referencia acerca de nuestra campaña de contrato. | ¡Diga a los contratistas de limpieza de Nueva Inglaterra que hagan lo que se debe! |
Building on the success of the Justice for Janitors Campaigns, SEIU Local 615 is bringing together officers from across the city who are ready to fight for a better life. Nationally, SEIU represents 20,000 private security officers and is the nation’s largest union of security officers. Learn more. |
Fighting for our Future/ Luchando por Nuestro Futuro
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Justice for Janitors
UMass Janitors to Bargain New Union Contract
Lydia Grinnell, Media Intern, SEIU Local 615
This Spring, janitors at UMass Boston and the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 615 will be negotiating their new contract with One Source, UMass Boston's cleaning company. I sat down with some of the Janitors that will be affected by this agreement to find out who they are and what changes they would like to see in their new contract. More.
Burlington Janitors Five-Day Fast for Justice
Surrounded by clergy and community members, seven janitors ended their five-day fast on Friday to protest dangerous working conditions in buildings owned by the largest office property owner in Burlington, the Gutierrez Company. More in English, Spanish.
Resources: | Immigration Rally in Washington, DC
On September 7th, over 100 SEIU members from Local 615 and 32BJ called on Congress to pass comprehensive immigration reform that creates a path to citizenship for hardworking taxpaying citizens. More in English, Spanish, Portuguese |
With 1.8 million members, SEIU is the largest union in the AFL-CIO, and the largest union of building service workers in the United States. SEIU Local 615 represents 16,000 building service workers in Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
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