Mount Holyoke Housekeepers in Local 2322 Join SEIU 32BJ for One-Day Strike
UAW Local 2322 members who are housekeepers at Mount Holyoke College have been fighting for a fair contract for nearly six months. Alongside our union siblings in SEIU 32BJ who are custodians, groundkeepers, skill trades, cooks, and dining workers, these members struck for 24 hours on Tuesday.
These Local 2322 members clean the residences, dormitories and common areas that students rely on for a safe and healthy learning environment.In their words: “We are nearly all women and many of us have devoted 10, 20, and even 30 years to making this college a special place for students. We deserve a living wage in these times of increasing costs. Our employer has an over $1 billion endowment, and the raises we are asking for over three years are worth less than one one-hundredth of a percent (.01%) of this money! Meanwhile, management has demanded increased workloads and responsibilities that will detract from the vital work we do for our students.”
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In the news:
- Daily Hampshire Gazette: Strike by Mount Holyoke College staff comes to quick end (Sept. 3)
- New England Public Media: Union workers hoping for resolution after staging one-day strike at Mount Holyoke College (Sept. 3)
- Boston Globe: Mount Holyoke dining, facilities, and housekeeping staff end strike, go back to work (Sept. 3)
- Daily Hampshire Gazette: ‘No Contract, No Peace’: Mount Holyoke staff walk out over wages (Sept. 2)
- Western Mass News: Some Mount Holyoke College workers go on-strike (Sept. 2)
- Boston Globe: Mount Holyoke College workers go on strike, in another disruption to start the school year (Sept. 2)