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East Bay | Labor & Workers

Janitors in Alameda County Are Granted Sanction to Strike
by Alameda Labor Council
Thursday May 22nd, 2008 5:00 PM
If you are in downtown Oakland , and see pickets, please join the lines and offer support to our janitors. Si se puede!
Strike sanction has been granted by the Labor Council against 16 janitorial contractors throughout Alameda County effective immediately:



ABM

Able

Acme/GCA

Brilliant

Customized Performance

Diamond

Diversified Maintenance

ISS

Little Giant

One Source

Pacific Maintenance

SBM Site Services

Service by Medallion

Service Performance

United Maintenance

Universal Building Service



This is not a one-day action. The janitors expect to be out until they win a fair contract. They have settled in Los Angeles and Orange County , where they won a dollar more than is on the table now.



The companies propose to extend the wait for family medical from 2.5 to 3 years. They offer 40 cents an hour increase. We calculate that’s enough for a tank of gas per month, or a bag-and-a-half of groceries.



If you are in downtown Oakland , and see pickets, please join the lines and offer support to our janitors. Si se puede!



Community Service and Hardship Fund support will begin shortly



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