The Minneapolis Grain Exchange was using a unionized cleaning service contractor, but dropped the company and switched to a non-union contractor after Service Employees International Union Local 26 won a new contract that guaranteed, among other things, family health insurance coverage for many members.
At the same time, the Grain Exchange has been highly profitable, selling memberships for record prices.
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| Carrying roses and balloons, Twin Cities janitors and supporters marched through downtown Minneapolis. |
"In a time of record success, why is the Minneapolis Grain Exchange cutting costs on the backs of its janitors?" asked Javier Morillo Alicea, president of Local 26.
So the union commemorated June 15 – Justice for Janitors Day – with a rally and march through downtown Minneapolis to the Grain Exchange building. Local 26 members and supporters carried roses to deliver to building management and balloons which they released inside the lobby.
Morillo Alicea and Hennepin County Commissioner Gail Dorfman also met briefly with Layne Carlson, director of building operations, to urge the Grain Exchange to switch to a unionized service.
Dorfman lauded the workers for their activism.
"You were once invisible, but you are no longer," she declared.
Justice for Janitors, a movement of janitors uniting for the best working conditions, started in Denver in 1985. In 1990, Los Angeles janitors were attacked by police as they demonstrated for improved wages and benefits. The anniversary of that struggle is now celebrated as Justice for Janitors Day.
For more information
Visit the Workday Minnesota special section on the janitors\' contract campaign
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| Hennepin County Commissioner Gail Dorfman (back to camera) talks to Grain Exchange building director Layne Carlson as Greg Nammacher and Javier Morillo Alicea of Local 26 and supporters listen. |
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The Minneapolis Grain Exchange was using a unionized cleaning service contractor, but dropped the company and switched to a non-union contractor after Service Employees International Union Local 26 won a new contract that guaranteed, among other things, family health insurance coverage for many members.
At the same time, the Grain Exchange has been highly profitable, selling memberships for record prices.
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| Carrying roses and balloons, Twin Cities janitors and supporters marched through downtown Minneapolis. |
"In a time of record success, why is the Minneapolis Grain Exchange cutting costs on the backs of its janitors?" asked Javier Morillo Alicea, president of Local 26.
So the union commemorated June 15 – Justice for Janitors Day – with a rally and march through downtown Minneapolis to the Grain Exchange building. Local 26 members and supporters carried roses to deliver to building management and balloons which they released inside the lobby.
Morillo Alicea and Hennepin County Commissioner Gail Dorfman also met briefly with Layne Carlson, director of building operations, to urge the Grain Exchange to switch to a unionized service.
Dorfman lauded the workers for their activism.
"You were once invisible, but you are no longer," she declared.
Justice for Janitors, a movement of janitors uniting for the best working conditions, started in Denver in 1985. In 1990, Los Angeles janitors were attacked by police as they demonstrated for improved wages and benefits. The anniversary of that struggle is now celebrated as Justice for Janitors Day.
For more information
Visit the Workday Minnesota special section on the janitors\’ contract campaign
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| Hennepin County Commissioner Gail Dorfman (back to camera) talks to Grain Exchange building director Layne Carlson as Greg Nammacher and Javier Morillo Alicea of Local 26 and supporters listen. |