There, Cardinal Roger Mahoney led a Mass on behalf of the workers. Among those attending were Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan and California Assembly Speaker Antonio Villaraigosa. Both political leaders have strongly voiced their support for the workers. People are seeing it's not just about janitors. Los Angeles is becoming the city of haves and have-nots.
People are very supportive of our struggle.
Calif. Nearly 7,000 Local 616 home are workers are seeking a living wage and health benefits. If you're in a union, you won't have to make that choice. The union already represents 2,200 Sacramento school workers. Utility Workers Vote for Local 80 Job security was the top issue for a unit of 125 clerical workers at Detroit's MichCon gas utility company who voted 53 to 13 for SEIU Local 80 on April 7. Local 80 already represents 830 workers at MichCon.