Workers who clean Con Ed facilities in Manhattan’s tony neighborhood Gramercy Park, have won a five-year agreement with three companies contracted by the investor-owned energy company. The cleaners are represented by Local 32BJ of the SEIU, and this is their first-ever contract. Benefits that the nearly 100 cleaners will now receive will include wage raises, health care benefits, and retirement security. A contract cleaner, Braulio Rodriguez, said the contract was “life changing.” 32BJ’s executive vice president, Denis Johnston, said in a statement, “Contracted cleaners in Con Edison buildings have fought tirelessly for more than a decade to demand a living wage and meaningful benefits. This hard-won victory is a real testament to the power of collective action, perseverance, and solidarity. Congratulations to these workers who put it all on the line and never gave up.”
Read the full story by Duncan Freedman, for The Chief, published here: https://thechiefleader.com/stories/con-ed-cleaners-get-contract,54314
