SEIU Local 1

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SEIU Local 1 Celebrates Joe Biden’s Victory as Wisconsin Flips Back to Blue
Marquette University Janitors Ratify Strong New Contract
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Marquette University Janitors Ratify Strong New Contract

New three-year contract covers 120 campus janitors

SEIU Local 1 Applauds Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers’ Clean Energy Executive Order
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SEIU Local 1 Applauds Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers’ Clean Energy Executive Order

The janitors, custodians, airport workers, security officers and other working people of Local 1 are encouraged by Wisconsin’s bold action on climate change

A Call to U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson for Strong Reforms on International Migrants Day
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A Call to U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson for Strong Reforms on International Migrants Day

Voces de la Frontera and a coalition of community and labor groups will on Tuesday, Dec. 18th, join the United Nations’ global celebration of International Migrants Day by asking U.S. Senator Ron Johnson to support meaningful immigration reform.

County Supervisors, Others to Call for End to Poverty Wages for Janitors
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County Supervisors, Others to Call for End to Poverty Wages for Janitors

Contract for cleaning county buildings spurs concerns that public dollars fund family-sustaining jobs

Million-dollar baby:  Wangard wants $1 million in clean-up funds – Janitors union calls day of action
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Million-dollar baby: Wangard wants $1 million in clean-up funds – Janitors union calls day of action

RACM meets at 1:30 PM on Thursday to decide whether or not to approve a $1 million brownfield remediation loan request from building owner/developer Stewart Wangard of Wangard Partners.

Janitors urge redevelopment authority to reject loan to rich, irresponsible developer
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Janitors urge redevelopment authority to reject loan to rich, irresponsible developer

Janitors today at the meeting of the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Milwaukee (RACM) will urge that the authority reject a request for a million dollar loan from developer Stewart Wangard.

Downtown janitors unanimously ratify new contract agreement
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Downtown janitors unanimously ratify new contract agreement

Downtown janitors today unanimously ratified a new contract agreement with the companies that clean the vast majority of Milwaukee’s large-scale commercial office buildings.