CHICAGO — SEIU Local 1, the union representing more than 8,000 commercial janitors throughout Chicagoland, unanimously ratified three-year collective bargaining agreements (CBA’s) Saturday, successfully avoiding a strike that would have begun on Sunday otherwise.
According to a SEIU Local 1 spokesperson, the union was able to secure the largest wage increase in SEIU Local 1 history in the commercial market. By negotiations’ end, two contracts were ratified — one for 3,000 janitors in downtown Chicago that was negotiated with the Building Owners and Management Association (BOMA), and another for 5,000 janitors across the Chicago suburbs.
Here are breakdowns of each contract:
BOMA CBA with Chicago janitors
- Annual raises of $1.50 in the first year, $0.75 in the second and third year
- Over the life of the contract, janitors will make an extra $14,040 with a total wage increase of 15%
- 100% employer-paid healthcare
- Additional paid personal/sick day
- Juneteenth as an additional floating holiday
- Increased employer contributions to pension plans
Suburban contractors CBA with Chicagoland janitors
- Annual raises of $1.25 in the first year, $0.75 in the second year and $1.20 in the third year
- Over the life of the contract, janitors will make an extra $13,416 with a total wage increase of 19%
- 100% paid-for healthcare with no rise in insurance costs
- Two additional paid personal days and the addition of Juneteenth to holidays
- Increased employer contributions to 401k plans
“We have negotiated for weeks, and we have won the best BOMA Commercial janitorial contract in the history of SEIU Local 1,” said Local 1 Downtown Janitor and Executive Board member Urszula Przybysz.
“I have worked hard for over 30 years, to be able to earn a good pension, and I’m happy that our bargaining team has won a pension that will protect my future, as well as the future of all other members that will be retiring soon.”
The ratification of the CBAs come after several rallies and marches took place across the Chicagoland area, from the Loop in Chicago, out into the suburbs where elected officials, community and labor leaders, and sister unions to SEIU Local 1 gathered to advocate for better union contracts.
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April 6, 2024 at 05:36PM
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