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Fri Oct 5 2007
Service Workers Rising in San Jose
Oct. 4th Rally Highlights Conditions on South Bay High-Tech and Biotech Campuses
Hundreds of workers, clergy, and community members took part in a
rally Thursday, October 4, in San Jose. The rally, which was held in
front of Adobe Systems, was organized by UNITE HERE! and SEIU and
called on Silicon Valley technology companies to take responsibility
for the conditions faced by cafeteria workers, janitors, and security
workers on their corporate campuses.
These workers service the corporate campuses of many of the most successful high-tech and biotech companies in the area, including Applied Materials, Genentech, Electronic Arts, Sun, Adobe, and Broadcom. Technology companies are renowned for being great places to work, but many of these companies' service workers actually work for big contractors like Aramark and Guckenheimer.
Rally organizers called on Silicon Valley companies to adopt a code of conduct to hold contractors accountable and to raise standards for workers and the community.
Photos | Service Workers Rising
These workers service the corporate campuses of many of the most successful high-tech and biotech companies in the area, including Applied Materials, Genentech, Electronic Arts, Sun, Adobe, and Broadcom. Technology companies are renowned for being great places to work, but many of these companies' service workers actually work for big contractors like Aramark and Guckenheimer.
Rally organizers called on Silicon Valley companies to adopt a code of conduct to hold contractors accountable and to raise standards for workers and the community.

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