The union representing thousands of service employees within the School District of Philadelphia ratified a new contract Saturday that will “achieve historic wage increases,” following a strike authorization around two weeks ago.
The union representing thousands of service employees within the School District of Philadelphia ratified a new contract Saturday,The Service Employees International Union Local 32BJ said the new four-year contract “achieves historic wage increases and essential training for the union’s membership,” which numbers around 2,000 workers.
“SEIU 32BJ is very pleased with the wins that this contract gives our workers including historic wage increases and essential training programs,” SEIU 32BJ Assistant District Director for Philadelphia Schools, John Bynum, said in a written statement. “This contract also honors the enormous contributions and sacrifices that 32BJ school workers have made to the Philadelphia School District over the past decade, including risking their lives to keep kids in school throughout the pandemic.
The wage increases total $3 to $5 over the course of the contract, with the lowest-paid workers immediately receiving a bump from their current $14.31 an hour to up to $20 an hour.
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