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2. Check here to get text messages about our fight for a fair contract. SEIU will never charge you for text messages, but your carrier message and data rates may apply.

Check here to get text messages about our fight for a fair contract. SEIU will never charge you for text messages, but your carrier message and data rates may apply. yes

3. In what language would it be easiest to receive information from your union?

In what language would it be easiest to receive information from your union?

4. Start time of your shift (if you start at different times on different days, please list your start time for each day):

Start time of your shift (if you start at different times on different days, please list your start time for each day):

5. What is your top priority for your new contract?

What is your top priority for your new contract? higher wages

keep or improve my health insurance

Other (please explain)

6. What do you think would be a fair wage increase?

What do you think would be a fair wage increase?

7. Choose the ONE answer that you most agree with:

Choose the ONE answer that you most agree with: I would give up $0.25 of our July 1 raise to get 5 sick days

I would give up $0.15 of our July 1 raise to get 3 sick days

I would give up $0.05 of our July 1 raise to get 1 sick day

I would not give up any of our raise for sick days

8. Choose the ONE answer that you most agree with:

Choose the ONE answer that you most agree with: I would rather get extra holidays (for example Veteran’s Day or Day after Thanksgiving) than sick days

I would rather get sick days than extra holidays

I would rather see more floating holidays that can be used for either reason

9. Have you ever come to work when you were
too sick to work?

Have you ever come to work when you were too sick to work? Yes

10. In order to win sick days, we will need to be able to give the companies examples of why this is such an important issue. Please tell us any stories of times that you have come to work sick, or when someone you know has gone to work sick.

In order to win sick days, we will need to be able to give the companies examples of why this is such an important issue. Please tell us any stories of times that you have come to work sick, or when someone you know has gone to work sick.

WAGE SCALE:
Right now, someone who has been working for 2 years gets paid the same as someone who has been working for 15 years. But people who stay with the company for longer get a floating holiday, more vacation,and their birthday as a holiday.

11. Choose the answer that you most agree with:

Choose the answer that you most agree with: I think that this is fair and people who have been here longer should NOT be paid more

I think that people who have been working longer SHOULD be paid more

WORKLOAD:

Many janitors are struggling under heavy workloads. It is a top priority to have fair rules about workload in our next contract. To help with this, please answer the following questions:

12. Please select how often you skip breaks or lunch because otherwise you will not get your work done (note: please answer this question honestly – we will not tell any employers the names of anyone who skips their breaks):

Please select how often you skip breaks or lunch because otherwise you will not get your work done (note: please answer this question honestly – we will not tell any employers the names of anyone who skips their breaks): every day

at least once per week

at least once per month

never or almost never

13. Have you ever been hurt because you had too much work or the work was too heavy?

Have you ever been hurt because you had too much work or the work was too heavy? No

Yes

EXTENDED TIME OFF WORK DUE TO ILLNESS OR INJURY:

Right now, janitors who have insurance can get $150 per week if they are off for more than a week for an illness or injury. But $150 is not enough money to survive.

14. If you have a story of struggling because you were off work due to an illness or injury, please write your story here:

If you have a story of struggling because you were off work due to an illness or injury, please write your story here:

15. Please list any other improvements or changes you would like to see in your new contract:

Please list any other improvements or changes you would like to see in your new contract:

LET'S WIN A FAIR CONTRACT!

With over 1500 janitors in our union contract, we will need everyone’s help to make sure that all janitors know about important meetings and rallies. But no one can call all 1500 people!

16. Please list the people or groups of people (for example, “swing shift at Building X”) who you will commit to keeping in touch with to make sure they know what’s going on:

Please list the people or groups of people (for example, “swing shift at Building X”) who you will commit to keeping in touch with to make sure they know what’s going on: Name and Worksite
Name and Worksite
Name and Worksite
Name and Worksite
Name and Worksite
Name and Worksite
Name and Worksite

BARGAINING TEAM:

The bargaining team is made up of janitors who will work with the staff of the union to negotiate a new contract with the companies. Bargaining team members will be taken off work and reimbursed for any wages that they lose, but they will also need to be at a large number of meetings outside of work hours.

Childcare can be provided for bargaining team members with children.

17. To represent Local 49 members in bargaining I nominate:

To represent Local 49 members in bargaining I nominate:

The vote for the bargaining team members will be held at the Contract Kick-Off on Saturday, April 14th, 1:00-2:00 pm, at the SEIU Local 49 union hall.

Questions? Call the Member Resource Center at 503-964-5311

BASIC INFORMATION: Name:
Worksite:
Cell Phone Number:

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