September 22nd was the Pope's first day of a historic visit to the United States. Placards calling upon the religious leader to "stand with us for workers' rights" were amongst those carried by protesters at the Hyatt Santa Clara, which is adjacent to Tech Mart. Hyatt's aggressive use of subcontractors allows it to pay poverty wages to workers.

While their direct employees are often well compensated, large companies in Silicon Valley contract out many of their jobs to workers who are poorly paid and don't receive even the most basic benefits. Hyatt and other companies use underpaid Black, Latino and immigrant contract labor as landscaping workers, janitors, cooks and security guards. Silicon Valley’s "invisible" workers do not share in the success of the tech industry.

Pro-labor groups protested Hyatt's lack of corporate responsibility. A joint effort between Silicon Valley Rising and SEIU-United Service Workers West brought together workers and their supporters in the demonstration in front of the Hyatt Santa Clara. The group then marched to one of the contractors that the Hyatt uses, Universal Protection Services, where they renewed their protest.

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