printable versionUniversity will return to bargaining table today with SEIU Local 715
Members of SEIU Local 715 and their supporters rallied Wednesday, Aug. 30, at the university.
Stanford will return to the bargaining table Friday afternoon to continue talks with the Service Employees International Union Local 715, which represents about 1,200 technicians, maintenance staff and service workers at the university.
Negotiations between Stanford and SEIU 715 for a new three-year contract began July 20. The union’s contract expired Aug. 31. A number of agreements have been reached but other issues remain unresolved.
Negotiations between the university and the union continued much of the day Thursday and into Friday morning. Early Friday morning, both parties agreed to adjourn to rest before resuming talks Friday afternoon.
“We’ve made steady progress so far in negotiations,” said Diane Peck, executive director of human resources at the university. “Stanford is firmly committed to continue bargaining in good faith, and we are optimistic that this negotiation process will ultimately produce a contract that is very good for our employees represented by SEIU 715 and the university.”