Overview
- About 3,000 32BJ SEIU members approved the contract Monday, covering officers at universities, hospitals and office towers employed by Allied Universal, Colonial, GardaWorld, Harvard Protection and Securitas.
- Wages will rise by $4.30 an hour over four years, lifting the minimum rate from $16.25 to $20.55.
- Employer-paid health insurance continues, with dental, vision and life coverage maintained.
- The agreement adds Memorial Day, Labor Day and Martin Luther King Jr. Day as paid holidays, plus an extra paid day for workers with at least three years of service.
- Talks concluded after a strike notice and public rallies, and City Council is pursuing minimum training standards for private security as Allied Universal welcomed the ratification.