Office cleaners are expected to hold two rallies in Washington, D.C. Wednesday afternoon to protest a proposed cut in their hours.
Area commercial office cleaners, including more than 1,200 who work in Montgomery County, believe contract talks “remain far apart.”
Negotiations for a four-year union contract that covers about 9,000 commercial office cleaners in the Washington, D.C. and Baltimore area began in June, according to SEIU Local 32Bj.
Union members are fighting proposed cuts to their hours by Washington Service Contractors Association, which are scheduled to begin Oct. 15. According to the union, the association wants to cut five-hour shifts to four hours, which would amount to a 20% pay cut for some workers.
