Coronavirus Response Labor Resources

New Memorandum of Agreement with SEIU Local 1 for Janitorial and Security Contracts

Updated June 18, 2020

On March 27, 2020, BOMA/Chicago's Board of Directors ratified a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with SEIU Local 1 which was effective as of March 26, 2020. A link to the MOA can be accessed at the bottom of this page if you are a member and are logged into the site.

Please review carefully the MOA, which provides Employers with much-needed flexibility to adjust the number, scope, schedule, and hours of the security and cleaning workforce as building conditions are and continue to change in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.

• If a reduction in force is necessary due to a change in scope, Employers need not provide the required 10-day advance notice.
• Employers have the flexibility to change assignments, change schedules, and change the number of hours worked per week in response to impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Employers should continue to provide as much notice as possible to the impacted employees and also notify the union. (These provisions are addressed in paragraphs 4 and 5.)
• The MOA provides that employees who are directed by their Employer to remain off work due to a workplace exposure to COVID-19 will receive up to two weeks of paid time off at their regularly scheduled rate.
• Employees will be allowed to use their accrued PTO, if available, in the event of personal decisions by an employee to self-quarantine due to COVID-19.
• The MOA also states that BOMA/Chicago and the Union will recommend that employees who are laid off as a result of the pandemic be able to continue their health insurance from the SEIU Local 1 and Participating Employers Health Trust for an additional thirty days from the date of their layoff or loss of eligibility. The Trustees of the Health Trust retain authority to make this change, and the MOA provides that such an additional coverage will not result in any additional cost to or contribution from the Employer. (These provisions are addressed in paragraphs 1 – 3.) The Trustees of the Health Trust approved that recommendation today.

The MOA expires on April 26, 2020.

On March 31, 2020, BOMA/Chicago labor attorney, Jeremy Glenn with Cozen O'Connor, presented a webinar reviewing the MOA and the federal economic stimulus package. BOMA/Chicago members can view webinar and slides (members will need to login to view).

How Health Insurance Extension Under the MOA Will Work

• Layoff effective today through March 31 => Under original contract, Health Insurance would end March 31. Under MOA, Health Insurance will be extended through April 30

• Layoff effective April 1 through April 30 => Under original contract, Health Insurance would end April 30. Under MOA, Health Insurance will be extended through May 31

Please note the Memorandum of Agreement is exclusive to BOMA/Chicago members. To access, you must be a member and you must log into the website. If you have not yet logged in, please scroll to the top of the page and click "LOGIN" to log in using your username and password. Once you log in, you will see a link to the Memorandum of Agreement listed at the bottom of the page.