With their contract set to expire Tuesday, the Houston janitors union is prepared for...
Union members with SEIU Texas, a Houston Janitors Union, practice walking a picket line and other strike activies outside of the IBEW Union Hall as they prepare for a possible strike during a meeting of the membership Saturday, May 28, 2022 in Houston, TX.Janitors who clean Houston’s office buildings are preparing to strike if they can’t reach agreement with cleaning companies before their contract expires Tuesday at midnight.
Herrera and other members were hopeful that an agreement would be reached before the contract expires. A strike won’t necessarily be called immediately if the Tuesday midnight deadline passes without an agreement. “We’ve made a fair amount of progress, we’ve got a fair amount of progress to make, but we’re cautiously optimistic,” said Nesse.
Within minutes, dozens of janitors were gathered in front of the building, chanting “¡Huelga! ¡Huelga!” and “¡Arriba la union, abajo la explotación!”The janitors said they were required to work throughout the pandemic, cleaning buildings vacated by white collar workers and. Many said they contracted COVID. Many also said they lost fellow workers to the disease.
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