Bargaining 2025
This year, SEIU Local 2 janitors in all our major markets are negotiating new city-wide agreements.
The Collective Bargaining Agreements in BC are set to expire at the end of May. Member organizers and Steering Committee members started visiting worksites earlier in the year to collect bargaining surveys and to listen to proposals.
Survey submissions are now closed for Vancouver bargaining.
Upcoming Meetings & Trainings
We have confirmed bargaining dates with the ten employers to present our non-monetary and monetary proposals. They are May 28, June 5 and June 6.
Your bargaining committee will update the membership on the status of negotiations at our annual J4J picnic (click here for details and to RSVP). Our hope is to present a tentative deal.
Keep checking this page for updates.
J4J Annual Picnic
Toronto janitors ratified a new agreement covering thousands of members. More than 3,000 private sector cleaners are closing the gap with the living wage, and setting the standard for thousands more. Read more …
The Toronto Collective Bargaining Agreements expired on March 31. Cleaners in the Greater Toronto Area have been getting ready for negotiations. The J4J Toronto Action Committee has been to worksites speaking to members and collecting surveys. Union Members have provided tremendous input in proposals meetings and through bargaining surveys.
Negotiations with the employers began on the week of March 17 and a new Collective Bargaining Agreement was ratified by members on Saturday April 12, 2025.
Survey submissions are now closed for Toronto bargaining.
Upcoming Meetings & Trainings
Now that the city-wide collective bargaining is complete and a new CBA is in place, we will begin negotiations for “stand-alone” sites. Be on the lookout for meeting notices coming to you in emails and text messages.
We will begin distributing CBAs to our city-wide worksites in the coming weeks.
Coming soon ...
WHEN
TBA
WHERE
TBA
The Ottawa Collective Bargaining Agreement is set to expire at the end of June. On Saturday March 8 we held a General Membership Meeting, discussed our strategy for bargaining this summer, and held an election for the J4J Ottawa Council.
Worksite visits to distribute bargaining surveys have begun. There will be an Action Committee training and steward training in April. If you are interested in either, please contact your Union rep. Getting booked off from work may be required. The Action Committee will continue with worksite visits this spring.
Submit your Survey Online
Upcoming Meetings & Trainings
We began our Action Committee training on April 12. Please contact you rep if you are interested in participating in the committee.
We will gather in the spring (dates TBA) to discuss feedback from surveys, review the mandate for bargaining, and go over key dates and next steps in the process.
J4J Steward Training
WHEN
Thursday April 24 & Friday April 25, 2025
9 am to 3 pm
WHERE
Jack Purcell Community Centre, 320 Jack Purcell Ln, Ottawa
Last Offer Votes – Know Your Rights!
In British Columbia and Ontario, before the beginning of a strike, an employer can request to the provincial government that a vote be taken by union members on the employer’s “last offer”.
Find out why they might do this and what your rights are. This resource is available in multiple languages.
Worksite Poster
Download a poster for your worksite bulletin board so everyone can visit this page and stay informed! Click on the image to print the PDF.
