Tag: SEIU-USWW
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Celebrating the Donation of the Justice for Janitors Archive from USWW to UCLA
Read more: Celebrating the Donation of the Justice for Janitors Archive from USWW to UCLAThe IRLE’s collaboration with SEIU United Service Workers West (USWW) began in 2010, which marked the 20 year anniversary of their campaign in Century City. After nearly two years of planning meetings, archival collecting, oral history interviews, focus groups, and events, the archive assembled was officially donated to the UCLA Library in April 2012, enabling […]
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Justice for Janitors History Day
Read more: Justice for Janitors History DayIn conjunction with the 20 year anniversary of their Campaign in Century City, Justice for Janitors (now part of SEIU United Service Workers West, SEIU-USWW) formed a partnership with the IRLE to uncover, preserve, analyze, and communicate the history of their union. Our collecting efforts began in the basement of the union hall, where decades […]
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“That stopped everything”: Rosa Beltran Reflects on Justice for Janitors
Read more: “That stopped everything”: Rosa Beltran Reflects on Justice for JanitorsRosa Beltran, veteran member of the SEIU’s Justice for Janitors campaign, reflects on the power of rank-and-file union members “La huelga del 2000 fue una victoria— Yo estaba fuera de mi edificio piqueteando 24 horas seguidas, 24 horas deteniendo, durmiendo, pegado a los containers de basura porque como Uniones, si la Unión de los basureros […]
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“We call each other sister unions”
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Read more: “We call each other sister unions”Rocio Sáenz recalls the spirit of solidarity among unions in the early 1990s I come from Mexico City, and I had a union there. Even though, looking back at the unions in Mexico, they were often very corrupt, at the time I thought it was better than nothing. When I came to the U.S., I […]
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A Living Wage
Read more: A Living WageAs written, Los Angeles’ Living Wage Ordinance, passed by the City Council in 1997, applied to all large companies doing business with the city government. But owed to the subcontracting practices used by major airlines at LAX, the baggage handlers, wheelchair runners, security officers, and janitorial staff who worked at the airport were exempted. After […]