Houstonist: For striking janitors, a full slate of protests

peter

Fri, 10 Nov 2006 17:22:23 -0600

So Karma is clearly a xenophobe who failed econ 101 and Webelder is just anti-union. Never trust anyone who says: "Normally I'd support you 100%, but . . ." The Janitors' cause is just and they'll win just like janitors in LA, Boston, New York, Miami, Seattle, San Francisco, Chicago, etc. Sorry fellas you're on the wrong side in this one.

Karma

Thu, 09 Nov 2006 14:20:28 -0600

Here is a perfect example of the effects of illegal immigrants....Similar to other industries, the large number of illegals and the resulting surplus of unskilled labor is resulting in suppression of wages for everyone else! If S.E.I.U. really cares about their members, they need to put pressure on our government to crack down on this uncontrolled flow of illegal immigrants coming into the United States. Once that happens, wages will naturally increase and striking will no longer be necessary.

webelder

Thu, 09 Nov 2006 13:52:11 -0600

Normally I would be behind these Janitors 100%,but I am changing my mind quickly. Their ads are misleading,they are disrupting others,they are claiming they are attacked,and so on. They also claim,and parade Women through their ads that "cannot live on $20.00 a DAY..false,..90% of these Women only work part-time so $20.00 is for 4 hours or less of work.Work a full day and they pay would be $40.00 or higher and they would get benefits as full-time employee's.Most of these workers do not stay on a job long enough to merit wage increase's and many,if not most,have a Spouse with a full-time job with insurance and benefits covering them. These jobs were never meant to be a career or full-time.For what they do,minimum wage is fair.Most cannot do anything else due to not speaking English so they should be happy for these jobs..which some will lose if higher pay is paid and others not usually interested in this kind of work will start seeking employment or jobs will be cut to offset higher cost by the Custodial firms. Chanting "Arriba revolution" isn't really going to help either with the current immigration climate. If they keep it up,I will side with the Custodial firms and Building owners quickly.