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Cintas workers and allies rallied to save the jobs of two union supporters. I know this is cheating to just post the press release, but I wanted people to know what's going on.
by the spark
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on Thu Apr 09, 2009 at 02:49 PM PDT
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Sometimes corporate America’s actions shock me more than last week’s episode of “
by the spark
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on Wed Apr 08, 2009 at 01:33 PM PDT
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Yesterday, thousands of workers from across the nation rallied on ...
by Elana Levin of UNITE HERE
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on Thu Feb 05, 2009 at 02:36 PM PST
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You may remember that I wrote a few times over the last two years about Eleazar Torres Gomez and Cintas. Here's one diary that gives you some background:
by TomP
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on Sat Dec 20, 2008 at 09:10 AM PST
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Contact between union organizers and workers is critical during union organizing drives. However, these days, making that contact is tough. Many workers drive to work and park in a company parking ...
by shirah
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on Wed Sep 17, 2008 at 05:26 AM PDT
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Great news! The California Supreme Court has ordered anti-union employer the Cintas Corporation to pay hundreds of workers ...
by Elana Levin of UNITE HERE
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on Mon Sep 15, 2008 at 07:13 AM PDT
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Imagine that you work in pain everyday. Your body aches; your muscles throb; you just plain hurt. Something’s not right, and you pray everyday that it doesn’t get worse because you can&...
by Elana Levin of UNITE HERE
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on Fri Aug 08, 2008 at 12:22 PM PDT
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While Cintas laundry workers’ Painful Truth Tour was pulling into the Bay Area, political appointees in the ...
by Elana Levin of UNITE HERE
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on Wed Aug 06, 2008 at 08:10 AM PDT
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Today’s WSJ shows just how important ...
by Elana Levin of UNITE HERE
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on Fri Aug 01, 2008 at 12:28 PM PDT
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The media IS paying attention to labor. Well at least this key AP story is being picked up. So let’s give credit where it’s due for “
by Elana Levin of UNITE HERE
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on Mon Jul 28, 2008 at 08:45 AM PDT
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“I can’t even open a can of soda because my hand is so injured.” says former Chicago-area Cintas worker Maria Rodriguez who’s injuries caused her to leave her job.
by Elana Levin of UNITE HERE
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on Tue Jul 22, 2008 at 08:21 AM PDT
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[ This has been crossposted from MyDD with the permission of the author, TomP . I wanted to ...
by david mizner
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on Sat Oct 06, 2007 at 09:16 AM PDT
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