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Category: Building Services

Tentative Agreement Ratified by SEU800 Building Services Workers in Montreal

By v.viens@ues800.org

Members of the Building Services sector in Montreal represented by the Service Employees Union (SEU)Local 800, ratified a tentative agreement during their union general assembly held on Saturday, December 7. The agreement applies to building services employees working in public buildings covered by the Montreal Decree and reflects the sustained efforts of the bargaining committee […]

Vaccination of housekeeping staff

By v.viens@ues800.org

The Union of Service Employees, Local 800 (SEU 800), is calling on the government to recognize housekeeping attendants as frontline workers in the fight against COVID-19 and to prioritize them in access to vaccination once it becomes available. “Our members put their health at risk by disinfecting and decontaminating all kinds of surfaces across Quebec. […]

UES 800 demands a $2/hour risk bonus for cleaning staff!

By v.viens@ues800.org

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis, the Union of Service Employees, Local 800, representing more than 10,000 cleaning staff, has been calling for a bonus for these frontline workers. “We first approached employer associations and received the response that employers would not be able to pass on this additional cost to their clients,” the […]