Haroon Siddiqui is the Star’s editorial page editor emeritus and a member of the Order of Canada.
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Omni workers in Vancouver have approved a new contract. The new Collective Agreement includes a Health and Welfare Plan (benefits), increases in wages and a personal day.
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Omni workers came out in large numbers to our Town Hall meeting on September 9th, to elect our Negotiation Committee for upcoming bargaining and discuss what our priorities should be at the table.
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We can all be proud of the Houston area janitors, whose brave contract fight and month-long strike secured a tentative agreement that will raise wages 12 percent over four years and beat-back a contractor offer that would have prevented the union from maintaining standards for janitors.
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Negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement with Omni will commence this fall. Members who are interested in forming part of the three-member ‘Bargaining Committee’ will be elected at our Town Hall meeting on Sunday September 9. In order to …
“Winning pay raises and securing a benefits package are my priorities at the bargaining table. Make sure your voice is heard and fill out the bargaining survey.” – Narinder Tiwana
Local 2 members at Canada Line took exception to their supervisor demanding they start work 10 minutes early – for free. 54 members were affected. The supervisor wanted employees to start at 7:50 AM because they had to pick up keys …
In an act of solidarity with striking Houston janitors, members of SEIU Local 2 Justice for Janitors hand delivered a letter to Brookfield Properties in Toronto on August 2nd. “We support them,” said Aida Lopez, J4J activist in Toronto. “We are with them.”
DOWNLOAD BARGAINING SURVEY This survey is for members in the Vancouver area working for Omni. The survey is designed to help us start developing our contract proposals. Once we elect a Bargaining Committee of our co-workers, we will begin the process …
We’re excited to announce we have our own Twitter Account! Visit our page now and follow us to get breaking J4J news and other relevant posts. You will require a twitter account to participate. Don’t forget to “FOLLOW” us. Bookmark …
Local 2 will be celebrating 110 years in our upcoming convention from May 6-8. Here’s a look at the early days of SEIU, and the janitors who founded the Union we are a part of today.
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