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Janitors’ New Contract Improves Jobs, Strengthens Houston’s Economy
Saturday, April 03, 2010
HOUSTON— At a time when Houston’s wealthy corporations are making record profits yet working people are struggling to make ends meet, janitors won a new contract that improves jobs for working families and strengthens our economy.
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Janitors Reach Tentative Agreement With Houston’s Six Largest Cleaning Companies
Friday, April 02, 2010
HOUSTON—After three days of negotiations, Houston janitors reached a tentative agreement that includes wage increases and improved benefits.
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Janitors Present More Than 1,800 Strike Pledges to Employers During Negotiations
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
HOUSTON—Today, on the day the janitors’ contract expires, 250 janitors and supporters are marching from Reliant Energy Plaza to the site of contract negotiations to rally for good jobs and to deliver strike pledges to employers signed by more than 1,800 j
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Janitors Call on City Council to Shore up Houston’s Economy by Supporting Good Jobs
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
HOUSTON—At City Hall today, dozens of janitors are attending the City Council meeting to speak on the effect low wages have on families and are asking that City Council members support the good jobs Houston needs. The janitors’ appeal to City Council is p
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Hundreds Pray for Business Leaders to Work with Janitors, Not Repeat the Past
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
HOUSTON—Today, the first day janitors and their employers return to contract negotiations, faith leaders and hundreds of janitors are praying that Houston’s wealthy business leaders work with janitors to reach a fair agreement that improves jobs for worki
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Janitors’ 2006 Strike Exhibit Incorporated into Houston’s “Day of the Dead Festival”
Friday, October 30, 2009
HOUSTON—An exhibit commemorating the Houston janitors’ historic 2006 strike is being added to the city’s longest-running community-based Dia de los Muertos festival, where an expected 1,500 to 2,500 visitors will view the museum-style retrospective.
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Houston Janitors’ “Graveyard” Highlights Scary Times for Working Families
Friday, October 30, 2009
Houston—While negotiations for job improvements for 3,200 Houston janitors continue, workers today are setting up a spooky, tongue-in-cheek “graveyard” to call attention to the serious issues—including low wages and lack of health care—that working famili
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Contract Negotiations over Good Jobs For 3,200 Janitors Begin Today
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Houston—As contract negotiations between 3,200 Houston janitors and their employers start today, janitors will be proposing improvements in wages and health care in order to help create good jobs for a stronger and fairer economy.
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Houston Janitors Commemorate Historic 2006 Strike With Free Public Exhibit Downtown
Friday, October 23, 2009
Houston—With contract negotiations for 3,200 janitors less than a week away, Houston janitors are commemorating the third anniversary of their historic 2006 strike by opening a museum-style exhibit downtown.
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Janitors Host Convention and March for an Economy That Works for All Houstonians
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Houston—With negotiations to improve more than 3,200 local jobs set to start at the end of the month, Houston janitors today are hosting a convention and march to call for an economy that works for all Houstonians.
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After Wealthy Landlords Crack Down On Low-Wage Workers, Houston Janitors March for Free Speech
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Houston—In response to a wealthy landlords’ association cracking down on low-wage Houston workers in recent weeks, approximately 150 Houston janitors are taking to downtown streets today to stand up for the fundamental American freedoms of speech and asso
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Houston’s Archbishop Emeritus Blesses Janitors’ Brooms, Reaffirms Church Commitment to Social Justice
Saturday, September 12, 2009
Houston—As janitors prepare to negotiate a new agreement to bring better jobs to Houston, Most Reverend Joseph A. Fiorenza, Archbishop Emeritus of Houston, is saying a special Catholic Mass today to celebrate the sacred link between faith, work, and justi
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Houston Service Workers Clinic Shows the Power of a Personal Doctor to Address Health Crisis
Wednesday, September 02, 2009
Houston—As the national debate on how to fix healthcare rages on, SEIU Local 1 today is releasing compelling data from the Houston Service Workers Clinic that show the power of a personal physician to help workers stay healthy and contain medical costs.