On Thursday, September 14th, 2006 around 3:30 pm, about 100 UC Berkeley custodians and their supporters protested on campus to demand a living wage and an end to the doubling of their workload. Demonstrators marched from Lower Sproul Hall to California Hall to voice their frustration.

One of the announcement fliers noted that UC Berkeley is planning to hire a "Vice Chancellor for Equity," while it still pays poverty wages and refuses to adequately staff custodians. The workers say, "Since we custodians have the greatest firsthand knowledge of inequity: WE'D LIKE TO APPLY". The custodians collectively made the decision to go public with their demands and were supported by their union, AFSCME Local 3299, worker's/labor rights activists, and UC Berkeley student groups.

The marchers rallied in front of California Hall, where they delivered approximately 30 custodians' applications for the Vice Chancellor for Equity position. During the rally, custodians and labor organizers shared their thoughts with fellow demonstrators and chanted slogans such as "No Justice! No Peace!" and "Si Se Puede!" Report with Photos

AFSCME flier | AFSCME 3299