Area Mall Cleaners Win New Contract

(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)
Hundreds of mall cleaners in Maryland, Virginia and three other states on the East Coast won a new contract that increases wages as much as 54 percent for many workers, reports the workers’ union, SEIU 32BJ. The wage increase raises wages to match those of area office building cleaners. The contract also provides full-time workers with employer-paid health care. For more info, click here.