Elected Officials

"Today you're here because many of our janitors are living in poverty right here in Houston, Texas, making nearly five dollars and twenty five cents an hour, but yet in other cities like New York and Chicago they're making ten dollars an hour. That's not right! That's not right, Houston, we can do better. And with your help, your organization, we will do better."

Mayor Pro-Tem and Houston City Council Member  Carol Alvarado
at the April 30 Justice for Janitors Convention

"We have moved to a sickness care system where people who are ill are going to clinics and hospitals and emergency rooms where they can receive the kind of care that they deserve.

The taxpayers are still paying for the health care delivery system; it's just that the burden has been shifted away from the employer, and the employee who works with the employer, to our emergency rooms."

Houston Congressman Al Green
at the April 30 Justice for Janitors Convention

"The entire Houston community stood with janitors when you made the heroic choice to form a union for chance at a better life. Now that janitors are going to fight for what all Houston families need and deserve, we'll be right by your side."

Houston City Council Member
Adrian Garcia
leading into janitors' contract talks
July 17, 2006

State Rep. Alma Allen, District 131
City Council Member Carol Alvarado
State Rep. Garnett Coleman, District 147
City Council Member Ada Edwards
State Sen. Rodney Ellis, District 13
State Rep. Jessica Farrar, District 148
State Rep. Al Edwards, District 146
State Sen. Mario Gallegos, District 6
City Council Member Adrian Garcia
Harris County Commissioner Sylvia Garcia
Congressman Al Green
Congressman Gene Green
City Council Member Ronald Green
State Rep. Scott Hochberg, District 137
City Council Member M.J. Khan
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee
State Rep. Dora Olivo, District 27
City Council Member Gordon Quan
State Rep. Senfronia Thompson
State Rep. Sylvester Turner, District 139

Organizations:

Blackdems
Tejano Democrats

Other Individuals:

Richard Cantu, Director
Mayor's Citizens Assistance Office

Benito Juarez, Director
Mayor's Office on Immigrant and Refugee Affairs

Diane Olmos Guzman, Trustee
Houston Community College System Board of Trustees, District 3

Yolanda Navarro Flores, Vice Chair
Houston Community College System Board of Trustees