In a historic move to increase their bargaining and political strength, building cleaners, doormen, window washers, stadium workers, and other building service workers across the greater New York City area have come together to merge their SEIU local unions with SEIU Local 32BJ to create a 70,000-member union.
Workers are always stronger together.
In this case we all do the same work for many of the same employers. The doctors were certified by the National Labor Relations Board in February following a management challenge to the election. They are the fourth group of physicians to join the union in the last 16 months L.250 Members Help Residual Unit Organize A residual unit of 90 service and technical health care workers at Sutter Delta Medical Center in Antioch, Calif., voted 50 to 32 in February to join SEIU Local 250. Shop stewards and other member activists at the hospital played key roles to help the health care workers organize. Janitors at Five Southern California Grocery Chains Settle Contracts SEIU Local 1877 members at five Southern California grocery chains overwhelmingly approved new four-year contracts last month which increase wages, improve pension benefits, and put limits on the outsourcing of work a key concern for the 2,000 janitors.