Twin Cities janitors, security guards and allies to march Monday

Allies from throughout the wider community who stand with the workers seeking to improve their respective industries will join them.

The event will begin at 11 a.m. at the Hennepin County Government Center.

“Income inequality is at its worst rate ever,” Local 26 noted in announcing the march. “As the middle class shrinks and poverty soars, the 1% is richer than ever. These workers believe strongly that they deserve salaries that can support their families and keep them out of poverty along with affordable, quality healthcare to take care of those families.

“More than 7,000 janitors, security officers, airport service workers and retail cleaners are standing together to improve sub-contracted industries in Minnesota. They stand up not only for themselves, but also for all sub-contracted workers, who more and more are the face of the economy that the 1% has forced on all of us.

“On Monday they will march in downtown Minneapolis to send a strong message: they are taking their communities back from the 1% and working to unlock their future.”