Kansas City janitors with Service Employees International Union Local 1 last weekend ratified a new contract that includes four guaranteed raises over its three-year lifespan.
The contract covers around 800 janitors that work with eight different companies to clean over 150 buildings and public spaces like Crown Center, Union Station and City Hall.
In addition to the raises, members won enshrined paid vacation time, a labor management committee and good-faith efforts by employers to translate training materials for non-English-speaking workers…