More than 100 janitors and allies marched through downtown Coral Gables on Wednesday, Oct. 29, calling for the right to organize and an end to what they see as unfair wages. The march featured an 80-person marching band dressed in purple, complete with drumming, chanting and calling for justice for janitors.
“Justice for Janitors! Yes it can be done,” protesters chanted in Spanish at the rally. “When we fight, we win!”
32BJ SEIU, a union representing property service workers across the U.S., including University of Miami janitors, had success earlier this year when it reached a tentative contract agreement with ABM, the University of Miami’s cleaning contract, after protesting at the University of Miami…