SA MORE EFFICIENT IN TIME FOR
SPRING BREAK.
THANKS FOR JOINING US,
TOMORROW AT THIS TIME 4,000
JANITORS ACROSS THE TWIN CITIES
WILL BE ON STRIKE.
WAGES AND WORK LOAD ISSUES
ARE AT THE CENTER OF THE
DISPUTE WITH THE CLEANING
COMPANIES THAT EMPLOY THEM.
THEIR CONTRACTS EXPIRE IN
DECEMBER.
THEY AUTHORIZED A ONE-DAY
STRIKE.
THEY SPOKE WITH THE UNIONS AND
THE LAWYER FOR THE CLEANING
COMPANIES.
ARE STRIKES GO TO HAPPEN
TOMORROW.
THEY STARTED IT BACK IN
OCTOBER.
THERE'S BEEN LITTLE MOVEMENT
SINCE THEY SAT DOWN FOR
BARGAINING SECTION THE.
THE JANITORS WORK FOR 12
DIFFERENT CLEANING COMPANIES.
ON WEDNESDAY YOU WILL NOT SEE
THEM AT WORK.
SIGNS THAT LEAN AGAINST WE
CAN.
SIGNS WILL BE LIFTED IN THE AIR
AND THEY'RE WRITTEN IN FOUR
LANGUAGES.
WE DON'T HAVE AN AGREEMENT
WITH EMPLOYERS AT ALL.
THIS IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE
LOCAL 26 OF THE SCIU, THEY MAKE
$14.62 WITH PART-TIMERS RANGING
FROM 11 TO 13 AN HOUR.
THEY'VE ASKED FOR AN INCREASE
OF $1 AN HOUR AND RAISING PART-
TIMERS TO $15 BY THE END OF THE
CONTRACT.
THEY'VE REBOUNDED FROM THE
DEPTHS OF THE FINANCIAL CRISIS
AND THIS IS PRECISELY WHAT
WE'RE SAYING ACROSS THE
COUNTRY, IF NOT NOW, WHEN WILL
WE BRING PEOPLE OUT HERE
LEAVING PROPERTY HERE WITH
WAGES.
JANITOR'S WORKLOADS HAVE
GREATLY INCREASED.
THE WORK LOAD IS NOT ONLY
ABOUT, IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT
WORK, IT'S ABOUT SAFETY, YOU
KNOW, WE GOT KIDS, WE DON'T
WANT BACK PAIN AND NO PAIN AT
ALL.
YOU WANT TO BE ABLE TO ENJOY
YOUR WORK AND ALSO ENJOY YOUR
FAMILY.
AN ATTORNEY NEGOTIATING FOR
THE CLEANING COMPANY THEY
OFFERED FULL-TIME JANITORS THAT
WOULD BRING THEM ABOVE $15
WITHIN TWO YEARS.
JOHN SAID THE EMPLOYEES
WORKING UNDER THIS AGREEMENT
RECEIVE AN INDUSTRY LIVING WAGE
AND BENEFITS PACKAGE THAT'S
ABOVE THE MINNEAPOLIS ST. PAUL
AVERAGE.
IT DOES NOT APPLY TO PART-TIME
WORKERS.
HAD IS A ONE-DAY STRIKE TAKING
PLACE TOMORROW.
THE NEXT BARGAINING SECTION IS
FEBRUARY 22nd IN TWO WEEKS,
DEPENDING ON HOW THAT GOES,
THEY MAY CONSIDER GOING ON
STRIKE AGAIN, BUT FOR A LONGER
PERIOD OF TIME.
WHAT'S THE POINT WITH THE
ONE-DAY WALKOUT?
I'LL LEAVE IT AT THAT.
WHY ONE DAY?
PART OF IT IS TO INCREASE
PUBLIC AWARENESS.
IT'S ABOUT MONEY, HE SAYS THESE
ARE PEOPLE WHO DON'T MAKE A LOT
OF MONEY, IT'S A SACRIFICE THEY
