Massachusetts Maintenance Workers Win Big Gains

Workers at Sodexo, a maintenance company with a contract at Attleboro High School in Massachusetts, have ratified a new three-year contract with big gains. The Local 875 members will see big pay increases of 15-22 percent over the course of the agreement.

Workers will also receive an extra half day of paid time off for Christmas Eve, an allowance for safety shoes and uniforms, and a fourth week of vacation earned in less time.  An important win was moving workers in to the RWDSU health plan, which New England Joint Board President Tina Buonaugurio says “saves workers significantly, giving them even more of a raise.”

“Sodexo is well known for their anti-union tactics, but workers stood together and won big,” Buonaugurio added.