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Union raises health concerns about 1 Friendship Street building used by DCYF; requests due diligence

2784383 · March 25, 2025
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SEIU Local 580 representatives told the subcommittee they surveyed staff at the DCYF office in the 1 Friendship Street building and said many employees wanted to leave the building over health concerns; the union urged additional due diligence ahead of lease or space decisions.

Matt Guttup, president of SEIU Local 580, told the committee that union members at several state agencies housed in 1 Friendship Street have longstanding health and building‑quality concerns.

Guttup said the union surveyed affected members and that of the roughly 40 respondents "85.7% stated that they like to exit the building." He told the committee that the union had previously raised…

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