Labor
BOMA/Chicago Files Lawsuit to Protect Collective Bargaining Rights
BOMA/Chicago Files Lawsuit to Protect Collective Bargaining Rights November 12, 2019 One of the primary reasons for BOMA/Chicago’s founding in 1902 was to represent building owners and managers in labor relations. For 117 years, we have successfully and collaboratively negotiated collective bargaining agreements with unions representing janitorial, engineering and security service workers in our member…
Read MoreCouncil Committee Approves Fair Work Week Ordinance
Council Committee Approves Fair Work Week Ordinance July 24, 2019 After obtaining approval from the Chicago City Council Committee on Work Force Development a day earlier, the full City Council passed a substitute version of the Chicago Fair Work Week Ordinance on July 24. Prior to the vote, BOMA/Chicago had maintained its position that language requiring a waiver…
Read MoreBOMA/Chicago Weighs In on Chicago’s Fair Workweek Proposal
BOMA/Chicago Weighs In on Chicago’s Fair Workweek Proposal June 11, 2019 BOMA/Chicago’s Government Affairs Director, Ron Tabaczynski testified this week at the Workforce Development Committee hearing, relaying concerns from the commercial office industry about Chicago’s “Fair Workweek Ordinance.” The proposed ordinance, introduced in the City Council on May 29, 2019, would require many Chicago employers…
Read MoreNew Security Agreement Signatory Forms Due April 29
New Security Agreement Signatory Forms Due April 29 March 27, 2019 BOMA/Chicago will begin negotiations for a new Security Agreement with the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 1. The current list of signatories doesn’t carry over to the new agreement; all signatories to the existing agreement will expire when the contract expires on…
Read MoreBOMA/Chicago Labor Negotiations: Historical Insight into a Core Member Benefit
BOMA/Chicago Labor Negotiations: Historical Insight into a Core Member Benefit By Bob Quast, Chair of the BOMA/Chicago Labor Committee and BOMA/Chicago Treasurer Did you know that BOMA/Chicago is the only local BOMA in the country that negotiates directly with unions on behalf of member buildings and represents these buildings in grievance hearings? The dedicated and experienced members of the…
Read MoreFive Questions with Derrick Johnson: Industry Executive and BOMA/Chicago Board Member
Five Questions with Derrick Johnson: Industry Executive and BOMA/Chicago Board Member By BOMA/Chicago BOMA/Chicago is proud to represent the passionate and diversely talented commercial real estate professionals of Chicago. Our membership includes 260 commercial office, institutional and public buildings along with 170 companies that provide services to support the operational excellence of those buildings. Both…
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