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      • Striking Janitors Address City Leaders 10/24/2006
      • Janitors Walk Off the Job 10/23/2006
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        • Janitors to Walk Off Job 10/23/2006
        • Civil Rights Abuses 10/20/2006
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        • New Lawsuit on City Ordinances 10/19/2006
        • CIty Hall Visits 10/18/2006
        • Companies Refuse to Provide Good Jobs 10/17/2006
        • Workers Invest $1MIL in Strike Fund 10/16/2006
        • US Janitors Donate to Strike Fund 10/16/2006
        • Public Space for Strike 10/11/2006
        • Janitor Finalist for Woman of the Year 10/10/2006
        • Could you live on $106 a week? 10/5/2006
        • Health Disparities 9/29/2006
        • Janitors Vote to Authorize Strike 9/23/2006
        • “Back-to-school” rally 8/26/2006
        • New Study 6/8/2006
        • Unpaid Medical Care 3/21/2006
        • Ecumenical Council 3/15/2006
        • Community Forum 2/4/2006
        • Janitors Form Union 11/30/2005
        • Janitors call on Cleaning Companies 7/16/2005
        • Struggles of Low Wage Workers 7/11/2005
        • Class Action Lawsuit 6/15/2005
        • Campaign Launch 4/30/2005
        • Janitors ask Legislators for Support 7/5/2004
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More Press Releases

  • Janitors to Walk Off Job 10/23/2006

  • Civil Rights Abuses 10/20/2006

  • Chevron Board 10/20/2006

  • New Lawsuit on City Ordinances 10/19/2006

  • CIty Hall Visits 10/18/2006

  • Companies Refuse to Provide Good Jobs 10/17/2006

  • Workers Invest $1MIL in Strike Fund 10/16/2006

  • US Janitors Donate to Strike Fund 10/16/2006

  • Public Space for Strike 10/11/2006

  • Janitor Finalist for Woman of the Year 10/10/2006

  • Could you live on $106 a week? 10/5/2006

  • Health Disparities 9/29/2006

  • Janitors Vote to Authorize Strike 9/23/2006

  • “Back-to-school” rally 8/26/2006

    “Back-to-school” rally focuses on poverty-level wages hurting parents and schoolchildren. Janitors and community supporters call for fair wages for families.

  • New Study 6/8/2006

    A Case of the Blues? NEW STUDY: Blue Cross Blue Shield Received Most Complaints of Any Insurer in Texas. Consumer complaints against state's largest health insurer on the rise; decreasing among all insurers.

  • Unpaid Medical Care 3/21/2006

  • Ecumenical Council 3/15/2006

  • Community Forum 2/4/2006

  • Janitors Form Union 11/30/2005

  • Janitors call on Cleaning Companies 7/16/2005

  • Struggles of Low Wage Workers 7/11/2005

  • Class Action Lawsuit 6/15/2005

  • Campaign Launch 4/30/2005

  • Janitors ask Legislators for Support 7/5/2004

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