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Janitors’ New Contract Improves Jobs, Strengthens Houston’s Economy
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
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
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
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
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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100 Janitors and Community Supporters Rally to Preserve Good Jobs in Indianapolis
Nearly 100 janitors and members of community organizations today rallied for good jobs for Indianapolis and protested the decision by the owner of Pan Am Plaza to eliminate good jobs for Indianapolis janitors. With Indiana’s 10 percent unemployment rate
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