September 7 , 2006
Members of SEIU Local 715, the union representing 1,200 service, maintenance and technical employees, voted on Thursday to ratify an agreement with Stanford on a new three-year contract that includes, among other items, salary increases and enhancements to health care coverage. Negotiations between Stanford and SEIU 715 began July 20. The union’s contract expired Aug. 31. The bargaining teams reached a tentative agreement on Wednesday, Sept. 6, and union leadership recommended ratification by membership during an election on Thursday, Sept. 7.
The Office of University Communications has prepared this website to provide updates and news about labor issues and negotiations at the University.
News and Updates
- University announces contact agreement with SEIU Local 715 (9/7/2006)
- Tentative Agreement Reached -- Update from Diane Peck [English] [Spanish pending] (9/6/2006)
- September 5 Negotiation Update from Diane Peck [English] [Spanish] (9/5/2006)
- University returning to bargaining table with SEIU Local 715 (9/1/2006)
- September 1 Negotiation Update from Diane Peck [English] [Spanish] (9/1/2006)
- August 30 Negotiation Update from Diane Peck [English] (8/30/2006)
- August 28 Negotiation Update from Diane Peck [English] [Spanish] (8/30/2006)
- August 25 Negotiation Update from Diane Peck [English] [Spanish] (8/25/2006)
- August 23 Negotiation Update from Diane Peck [English] [Spanish] (8/23/2006)
- August 21 Negotiation Update from Diane Peck [English] [Spanish] (8/21/2006)
- August 17 Negotiation Update from Diane Peck [English] [Spanish] (8/17/2006)
- August 15 Negotiation Update from Diane Peck [English] [Spanish] (8/15/2006)
- Stanford, union officials negotiating new contract (SR, 8/9/2006)
Archived information regarding earlier negotations:
- University announces agreement with SEIU Local 715 (2/1/2006)
- Letter from Executive Director of Human Resources Diane Peck to employees regarding agreement with SEIU (2/1/2006)
- Bargaining Update from Stanford negotiating team (1/12/2006)
- Letter from Diane Peck to faculty and staff (1/12/2006)
- Letter from President Hennessy (12/15/2005)
- University statement on one-day strike (12/12/2005)
- University prepares for one-day service workers' strike on Monday, Dec. 12 (SR, 12/9/2005)
- University statement on call for one-day strike (12/9/2005)
- Letter to SEIU Bargaining Unit Employees (Human Resources, 12/8/2005)
- Carta a los empleados de la unidad de negociaciones de SEIU (Human Resources, 12/8/2005)
- Letter to Non-Bargaining Unit Employees (Human Resources, 12/9/2005)
- Vantage Point: University offers generous benefits to employees (Stanford Report, 12/7/2005)