32Bj Tentative Agreement

27. November 2020

„We are pleased and proud to have reached a strong interim agreement today,“ said Lenore Friedlaender, assistant to the president of 32BJ SEIU and head of the Hudson Valley union, in a statement. „This four-year contract provides a significant pay increase for 3,000 men and women, maintains their high quality, benefits paid by employers, and makes significant rule changes that improve communication and respect in the workplace, including plain language to prohibit sexual harassment.“ The interim agreement also provides for stricter measures for sexual harassment, such as the obligation for employers. B to provide and publish a policy of sexual harassment in the workplace and the protection of workers from harassment by third parties. Soults said in an email that a union bargaining committee representing more than 3,000 janitors in Fairfield County and New York`s lower Hudson Valley reached a preliminary agreement Monday with an industry group representing cleaning companies and building owners, averting a strike after December 31. Hernandez said union members were pleased with the New Haven and Hartford agreements. „Our negotiating committee has worked very hard to get this new agreement strong and we are very pleased that our work was worth it,“ Kyle Bragg, president of SEIU 32BJ, said in a statement. Negotiations between the union and the contractors began on 30 October. Subsequently, the janitors voted unanimously on 12 and 14 December to authorize a strike after 31 December, in the absence of an agreement. New York, NY – More than 20,000 construction workers across the city will remain in service throughout the holiday period, after their union and the organization representing landowners and contractors reached an interim agreement Friday on a new four-year contract. The union held a massive rally on Wednesday where members approved a 32BJ strike and rab is not expected to reach an agreement until the end of the year.

The interim agreement took place after 32BJ-Baudienst set up Sixth Avenue and voted to authorize an industry strike on Wednesday, December 18, if no agreement was reached before the expiry of the existing contract at the end of the year. According to 32BJ SEIU, the agreement preserves the entire workers` important health package, increases the average cleaner wage to $29.47 an hour against benefits – and provides greater protection against sexual harassment in the workplace. „The [contractors`] association is seeking a fair and reasonable agreement with the union for its employees and customers,“ Ellis said. „The association hopes that it will reach an agreement with the union by December 31, 2019 through good faith collective bargaining.“ The union, which represents more than 3,000 janitors in Connecticut and New York, reached a preliminary agreement with cleaning companies on Monday to avoid a strike scheduled for the new year, he said. The two sides tentatively agreed on wages by the end of December 31 The Realty Advisory Board (RAB) issued a statement saying that „both sides have reflected on the economic and regulatory headwinds facing the sector face out to reach a fair and responsible agreement.“ „This agreement will truly change the lives of our members and is reasonable for employers in the region,“ Friedlaender said in a written statement. The strike was averted in the Hudson Valley and Fairfield! Congratulations to the negotiating committee for obtaining an interim agreement, the CHARGE for 75,000 32BJ commercial cleaning agents on the East Coast! The ratification will be voted on Saturday! Yes, he did! #BuildingJustice @lohud pic.twitter.com/fvVbZidEdm 32BJ, President Kyle Bragg issued a statement explaining that the hard work of the negotiating committee in a „new strong agreement“ was worth it. But he said Monday that for workers in Fairfield County and the Hudson Valley, „If we don`t reach an agreement today, we`re going to go on strike.“ Hernandez said the bargaining committee had the right to declare a strike at any time next year.