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Cleaners at Capilano University win their union and join SEIU’s Justice for Janitors movement
June 27, 2017 08:30 ET | SEIU Local 2
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, June 27, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cleaners employed at Capilano University won their right to join SEIU Local 2 and its Justice for Janitors campaign earlier this month....
Media Advisory: Unionized Cleaners Terminated at the National Research Council in Halifax as Federal Government Agency Replaces Them With Poverty-Wage Non-Union Contractor
June 30, 2016 06:00 ET | SEIU Local 2 - Justice for Janitors
HALIFAX, NS--(Marketwired - June 30, 2016) - A rally will be held at the National Research Council in Halifax to protest the termination of unionized cleaning positions that provide yearly pay...
A Step Forward for Working Families as Toronto-Area Janitors Ratify New Deal
May 16, 2016 10:20 ET | SEIU Local 2 - Justice for Janitors
TORONTO, ON--(Marketwired - May 16, 2016) - Janitors packed into a downtown Toronto hotel on Saturday to ratify a new collective bargaining agreement. The cleaners are seeing the most...
Tentative Deal Reached for Over 2,000 Toronto-Area Janitors, Strike Averted
May 05, 2016 19:59 ET | SEIU Local 2 - Justice for Janitors
TORONTO, ON--(Marketwired - May 05, 2016) - The bargaining committee representing over 2,000 cleaners who work in nearly 200 Toronto locations, including large commercial office properties,...
Over 2,000 Toronto-Area Private Sector Cleaners in Strike Position
April 26, 2016 07:00 ET | Justice for Janitors
TORONTO, ON--(Marketwired - April 26, 2016) -  A fair raise, paid sick days and improved health benefits are some of the basic demands that members of Justice for Janitors have tabled at...
Allegations of Labour Violations Levelled at Dream Office REIT's Cleaning Contractors on Bay St. Properties
October 29, 2015 07:00 ET | Justice for Janitors
TORONTO, ON--(Marketwired - October 29, 2015) - Mila Viernes is a single mom who needs to work two jobs to make ends meet. Now she's out of one of those jobs. "I do not make enough money with one job...
Les agents d'entretien ont ratifié une entente qui comprend des prestations de santé familiale
August 07, 2015 08:00 ET | Justice for Janitors
OTTAWA, ON--(Marketwired - 7 août 2015) - 2,500 agents d'entretien et leurs familles célèbrent une victoire importante pour les familles ouvrières à Ottawa après que les membres de la section locale 2...
Cleaners Ratify Agreement That Includes Family Health Benefits
August 07, 2015 08:00 ET | Justice for Janitors
OTTAWA, ON--(Marketwired - August 07, 2015) - 2,500 cleaners and their families are celebrating an important win for working families in Ottawa after members of SEIU Local 2 overwhelmingly ratified...
Les agents d'entretien sont parvenus à une entente de principe avec les employeurs, la grève sera évitée
July 31, 2015 08:00 ET | Justice for Janitors
OTTAWA, ON--(Marketwired - 31 juillet 2015) - Les représentants des travailleurs de la section locale 2 de l'UIES sont parvenus à une entente de principe avec les employeurs jeudi dernier en soirée....
Janitors Reach Tentative Deal With Employers, Strike Averted
July 31, 2015 08:00 ET | Justice for Janitors
OTTAWA, ON--(Marketwired - July 31, 2015) - Worker representatives of the 2,500 SEIU Local 2 cleaners reached a tentative agreement with their employers late Thursday night. There will be no strike...