Janitors News Coverage

May 27, 2008

Cassidy: Paying a living wage on tech's dollar, San Jose Mercury News
VALLEY FIRMS SHOULD STEP UP AND HELP JANITORS WIN THE PAY, BENEFITS THEY NEED

Striking Silicon Valley janitors to take message to SEIU convention, Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal
Union representatives said Tuesday a delegation of janitors who clean Cisco Systems Inc., Yahoo Inc. Oracle Corp. and Stanford University are scheduled to address the leadership of the Service Employees International Union convention in Puerto Rico during the next few days.

May 21. 2008

Silicon Valley janitors strike enters second day, MarketWatch
The union representing Silicon Valley janitors said Wednesday that more workers have joined the picket lines as the strike entered its second day.

Silicon Valley janitors strike,  Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal
Janitors in the Silicon Valley launched a strike this week in an effort to get better benefits and pay, and said Wednesday a demonstration will be held during one company's annual shareholder meeting to call attention to their situation.

SEIU Janitors Begin Strike in Silicon Valley After Rejecting Companies' Contract Proposal, Daily Labor Report
Janitors in the San Francisco Bay Area represented by Service Employees International Union Local 1877 May 20 began a strike at high-tech firms in the Silicon Valley, three days after rejecting what contract janitorial service companies called their last, best, and final contract offer, the union announced.

Silicon Valley janitors walk out on strike, United Press International
Service Employees International Union janitors walked off their jobs in Silicon Valley, Calif., striking for better pay, union officials said.

Janitors walk out over pay, San Jose Mercury News
Hundreds of janitors demanding a wage increase and better health benefits walked off their jobs at some of Silicon Valley's largest high-technology companies Tuesday in a strike that organizers said will continue through the week.

May 20, 2008

The Stench of Silicon Valley, Eweek Careers blog
Silicon Valley started to smell a little extra-ripe today, and not just because a week of record-high temperatures has soured the trash receptacles. Rather, it is because, beginning May 20, up to 400 janitors walked off their jobs cleaning the offices at some of the region's best-known tech companies, including Yahoo, Hewlett-Packard, Oracle and Cisco Systems, with the Service Employees International Union Local 1877 pressing the labor action.

BAY AREA JANITORS LAUNCH FIRST DAY OF STRIKE, CBS5
Hundreds of janitors started walking off the job today in the first day of a "Justice for Janitors" strike, which is expected to grow throughout the day and week, union leaders said.

Silicon Valley janitors to strike today, San Francisco Chronicle
Janitors at some of Silicon Valley's marquee technology and biotechnology companies will go out on strike today, having dismissed a contract offer from cleaning companies that employ them as "insulting."

Janitors strike at Silicon Valley tech companies, BusinessWeek
Hundreds of janitors walked off the job Tuesday in the Silicon Valley, leaving the local offices of technology giants like Cisco Systems Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co., Oracle Corp. and Yahoo Inc. without their usual cleanup crews.

Thousands of Silicon Valley janitors strike at high-tech firms, San Jose Mercury News
At least 100 janitors are walking the picket lines this morning at some of Silicon Valley's largest high-tech companies - including Cisco Systems and Apple - in protest of a contract offer they are calling "totally unacceptable."

Janitors in San Jose prepare to strike, ABC 7, San Jose
The people who clean the offices of some of the Bay Area's high-tech giants, are getting ready to walk off the job.

Janitors picket Silicon Valley companies, ABC 7, San Jose
Thousands of janitors working at the biggest Silicon Valley companies are on strike Tuesday; demanding the tech leaders take action to help the janitors make a livable wage.

Janitors Begin Picketing Tech Companies, CBS 8, San Diego
It's a noisy scene outside of some of Silicon Valley's biggest tech companies as hundreds of janitors are walking off the job.

Janitors Walk Off the Job, KCBS 740AM
Janitors who clean some of the area’s highest-profile corporations are trading their brooms for picket signs today.

Silicon Valley Janitors On Strike Over Low Wages, eFluxMedia
Silicon Valley janitors went on strike today over low wages and the unavailability of health care. The Service Employees International Union Local 1877 said that workers at Cisco Systems, Hewlett-Packard, Yahoo Inc. and other tech companies will take part in the largest strike of its kind since 2000.

Silicon Valley’s janitor problem, Scobleizer (blog)
The janitors for many of tech’s biggest companies decided to walk out on strike today.

Janitors Strike OK'd: Gentlemen, Start Your Vacuums, Wired News (blog)
Janitors at a slew of major Silicon Valley corporations -- including Cisco, Apple, Hewlett-Packard, Yahoo and Oracle -- are set to walk off the job this week.

May 19, 2008

300 Unions Offer Strike Support to South Bay Janitors, KCBS 740 AM
Silicon Valley janitors who are poised to walk off the job this week received the support of more than 300 Bay Area unions Monday.

Hold Your Nose, Silicon Valley, Wall Street Journal Blog
Silicon Valley could start to smell a bit ripe in a few days. That’s because janitors that clean offices for some of the technology industry’s largest names may soon walk off the job.

May 18, 2008
Janitors Vote To Authorize Strike, KTVU-TV
Bay Area janitors voted during Saturday's membership meeting in San Jose to allow their bargaining committee to call for a strike at any time, according to a union spokeswoman.

Silicon Valley janitors set to strike, San Francisco Chronicle
Janitors who clean offices in Silicon Valley and Alameda and Contra Costa counties voted Saturday to authorize a strike after contract talks with management representatives broke down over wages and health benefits.

6,000 Bay Area janitors OK strike, San Jose Mercury News
Janitors in Silicon Valley could go out on strike this week after union members rejected contractors' last offer. The vote in San Jose authorizing a strike came on the same day janitors in Southern California ratified a new contract that will give about 6,700 of them a $1,000 a year boost in pay.

Janitors vote to authorize strike, San Jose Mercury News
Bay Area janitors voted Saturday to allow their bargaining committee to call for a strike. Service Employees International Union Local 1877 represents around 6,000 janitors in the Bay Area, and if the committee decides to strike it will be the largest janitors strike in a decade.

Janitors in two counties ratify new contract, Los Angeles Times
Janitors in Los Angeles and Orange counties voted overwhelmingly Saturday to ratify a four-year labor contract. The joint pact, which provides wage and benefit improvements, marks the first time that janitors in both counties will operate under the same contract, said Mike Garcia, president of Service Employees International Union Local 1877, which represents about 20,000 janitors statewide.