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Raising dignity
Janitors' living wage contract improves quality of life in Houston.
Houston Chronicle, 11/23/2006
Contract just might attract members
"But the union has accomplished so much in its first contract," Hurd said. "I think they'll be successful in recruiting a clear majority of the workers they represent."
Houston Chronicle, 11/23/2006
Union looks ahead
Next on agenda will be campaign to organize small janitorial firms
Houston Chronicle, 11/21/2006
Striking janitors OK deal
Tentative pact will raise pay and eventually offer health insurance
Houston Chronicle, 11/21/2006
Houston Striking Janitors Win Contract With Civil Disobedience
Striking janitors in Houston, the fourth-largest U.S. city, negotiated a preliminary settlement with employers to end a four-week strike that saw the use of Civil Rights-era tactics and led to the arrests of more than 75 protestors.
Bloomberg, 11/20/2006
Negotiations resume between striking janitors and cleaning companies
Houston janitors, who have been striking for almost three weeks, say they registered a small victory Saturday: The cleaning companies whose policies they've been protesting have resumed negotiations after talks broke down last month.
Dallas Morning News, 11/19/2006
Janitor's strike brings downtown intersection to a halt
Houston Chronicle, 11/16/2006
Janitors keep pushing
Houston Chronicle, 11/15/2006
Unions hope bill energizes organizing
Houston Chronicle, 11/15/2006
'A foothold into the South'
Houston Chronicle, 11/14/2006
Janitors protest at Transwestern
Houston Chronicle, 11/10/2006
Striking janitors rally at Houston police headquarters
Houston Chronicle, 11/08/2006
Janitors dump copies of labor charges
Houston Chronicle, 11/06/2006
Striking Houston janitors want dignity, not just higher wages
Dallas Morning News, 11/04/2006
Janitors seek help from church leaders today
Houston Chronicle, 11/03/2006
Sit-in marks new stand
Houston Chronicle, 11/03/2006
Janitors get creative in strike efforts
Houston Chronicle, 11/02/2006
Janitors take protests on road
Houston Chronicle, 10/31/2006
Striking Houston Janitors Going National
Houston Chronicle, 10/31/2006
Janitors plan pickets
Chicago Tribune, 10/31/2006
Houston janitors protest before Partnership meeting
Houston Chronicle, 10/31/2006
'Haves' splurging on truffles
Letter to the Editor
Houston Chronicle, 10/29/2006
Wanted to march
Letter to the Editor
Houston Chronicle, 10/28/2006
Woman's cancer puts face on union strike
Houston Chronicle, October 28, 2006
The new look for labor
Houston Chronicle, 10/27/2006
In a janitor's words: We're fighting for our families
Houston Chronicle, 10/26/2006
Organizer claims she was assaulted
Houston Chronicle, 10/26/2006
Local politicians rally with janitors
Houston Chronicle, 10/25/2006
Janitors look for more support
Houston Chronicle, 10/25/2006
El sentimiento entre los huelguistas
Pulso Latino, Houston Chronicle, 10/24/2006
Houston janitors strike, demand negotiations
Houston Chronicle, 10/23/2006
Janitors to walk off the job to protest pay
Houston Business Journal, 10/23/2006
Trabajadores de limpieza, a huelga
Pulso Latino, Houston Chronicle, 10/23/2006
Union adds pressure to help janitors' cause
Houston Chronicle, 10/21/2006
Janitors sue over rules on gatherings
Houston Chronicle, 10/20/2006
Janitors strike appears likely
Houston Chronicle, 10/18/2006
Janitors say they are ready to walk
Houston Chronicle, 10/17/2006
Janitors try to build support
Houston Chronicle, 9/29/2006
Houston janitors campaign for justice
People's World Weekly, 9/28/2006
Low-wage workers ready for Congress to act
San Jose Mercury News, 8/2/2006
Janitors take it to the Courts in Austin and San Antonio
Latinos for Texas Blog, 7/5/2006
Workers and 'American dream'
"L.M. Sixel was right to say that one reason workers form unions is because we want respect on the job ... But we also unite with our co-workers because we believe it is the best way to improve our pay and benefits for building a better future.... Workers who form unions are no different from the other families in our community who want a chance at the American dream." FLORA AGUILAR Houston
Houston Chronicle, 6/27/2006
Immigrant workers sue janitorial company
Associated Press, 6/15/2006
Blue Cross has high rate of complaints, study says
Dallas Morning News, 6/9/2006
'Justice for Janitors' Janitors' Union Kicks Off In Houston
Peritus (newsletter of Catholic Charities), 5/6/2005
Janitors' campaign comes to town (excerpt)
Houston Chronicle, 4/29/2005