On June 30th, 2009, Custodial Staff and members of Democracy Insurgent! rallied outside of human resources to demand an extension for the shift change of 50 workers from Swingshift to Dayshift. Workers were given incredibly short notice that they would have to start working a different shift on July 6th. DI! shot this video of the action.
Since this rally, the shift changes have indeed happened. Do to the incredibly hard work of custodial staff and allies, 50 swingshift positions were kept, up from an original 8. However, 35 people are still being forced onto dayshift. This means problems with child and family care, conflicts with other jobs, and also speed ups and added work for swing shift staff and disruptive changes in cleaning arrangements for the day shift. Custodians, students, and community members are continuing to fight for fair treatment, equal rights, and in solidarity. Stay posted for more!
Demonstration for Shift Extension
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Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Know Your Rights! Flyer
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It's been a little while since we have updated--but it is not for lack of activity! ABC Coalition is working hard, even over the summer; in particular, custodial staff have been working extra hard to stop shift changes, stop speed-ups, and continue solidarity across workplaces and shifts. Democracy Insurgent! and ABC Coalition worked with custodial staff to create the Know Your Rights pamphlet below. This pamphlet was created to help custodial staff fight back against management retaliation and unsafe working conditions, and also to let staff know what their protected rights are under federal and state labor law, and their contract.
