Janitors march on Newbury Street
By Brian R. Ballou, Boston Globe Staff August 26, 2007
"Moments after authorizing a strike yesterday afternoon, about 400 janitorial workers wearing purple union shirts marched through Boston's Newbury Street shopping district, passing posh clothing boutiques, art galleries, and tourists with cameras and shopping bags under their arms.
'We're just asking the companies who employ our workers to share the prosperity,' said Rocio Saenz, president of Service Employees International Union Local 615, which represents more than 16,000 janitors and security officers in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire.
'Nobody wants to strike, but today we are sending a clear message that we are prepared to do so if we are not offered a living wage and full-time jobs with health benefits,' she said, just after finishing the mile-long march along Newbury and several other downtown streets."
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"Moments after authorizing a strike yesterday afternoon, about 400 janitorial workers wearing purple union shirts marched through Boston's Newbury Street shopping district, passing posh clothing boutiques, art galleries, and tourists with cameras and shopping bags under their arms.
'We're just asking the companies who employ our workers to share the prosperity,' said Rocio Saenz, president of Service Employees International Union Local 615, which represents more than 16,000 janitors and security officers in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire.
'Nobody wants to strike, but today we are sending a clear message that we are prepared to do so if we are not offered a living wage and full-time jobs with health benefits,' she said, just after finishing the mile-long march along Newbury and several other downtown streets."
Click here to read the full article on boston.com.
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