{"id":251797,"date":"2026-07-25T11:16:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T11:16:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/251797\/"},"modified":"2026-07-25T11:16:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T11:16:15","slug":"union-members-rally-in-downtown-pittsburgh-say-a-buildings-janitorial-positions-were-eliminated-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/251797\/","title":{"rendered":"Union members rally in Downtown Pittsburgh, say a building\u2019s janitorial positions were eliminated"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Union members rallied Friday outside the former Alcoa building in Downtown Pittsburgh.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Members of the Service Employees International Union say all union janitorial positions at the Regional Enterprise Tower have now been eliminated.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Union leaders say the jobs once provided family-sustaining wages, health insurance and pension benefits.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Workers and supporters gathered to send a message to the building owner, arguing Downtown redevelopment shouldn&#8217;t come at the expense of longtime workers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;These property managers that are involved in this situation they could fix this problem easily,&#8221; said Steve Kelly, assistant area lead, 32BJ SEIU. &#8220;They have the power to do the right thing, and they are choosing not to.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The rally comes just days before Pittsburgh City Council&#8217;s final vote on a new Downtown funding and revitalization plan, scheduled for Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The union says they want to see amendments in that plan to protect union workers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Download the <a data-ylk=\"slk:FREE WPXI News app;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/mobile-apps\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">FREE WPXI News app<\/a> for breaking news alerts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Follow Channel 11 News on <a data-ylk=\"slk:Facebook;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wpxi\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a> and <a data-ylk=\"slk:Twitter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WPXI\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>. | <a data-ylk=\"slk:Watch WPXI NOW;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/video\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Watch WPXI NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Union members rallied Friday outside the former Alcoa building in Downtown Pittsburgh. 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