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That's why we want a union. "People at the unionized centers make a lot more money,
and they receive paid holidays and sick days. Wages are so low; many families earn less than the
federal poverty level.

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At Harvard
University in Boston , UNICCO janitors earn between $13 and $14 an hour and
have fully paid health insurance. University President
Donna Shalala has been unwilling to commit the university to funding higher
wages and affordable health insurance for the UNICCO janitors.

30 Foot Giant Rat to Make Debut at University of Miami Football Game Today Rat Puts spotlight on Poverty Wages at University

The current contractor culture in Miami rewards those who pay the least
and skimp the most to become the lowest bidder and punishes those who want to
raise standards.

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At 11:30 striking janitors will attend a mass at the St. The teamsters
have pledged not to cross picket lines tomorrow at the University, which could
disrupt UPS service to the campus. But they didn't always.

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Janitors Strike Night Shift at UM Coral Gables Campus; Dorms and Library to Go Out Wednesday

They are employed by UNICCO, a Boston-based
janitorial services company.

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Augustine
Catholic Church, 1400 Miller Road in Coral Gables. Now we can negotiate for better
pay. In other cities, where contractors must
compete on the basis of quality of service rather than low wages, UNICCO is
able to pay considerably more, as much as $14 an hour and provide fully paid
health insurance.

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"We deserve fair wages like our coworkers receive at union centers," said
Elango Glenn, a five-year driver with Allen Freight in Columbus, one of the
organized locations.

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University President Donna Shalala has come
under fire by a growing coalition of students, faculty, religious leaders, and
community activists for not doing more to head off the strike by ensuring that
UNICCO respects workers' right to organize for a living wage and affordable
health insurance, free from intimidation.
Wages are low, and benefits almost nonexistent for campus janitors, because
cleaning contractors have to bid the work . Victories Are Just The Latest In Nationwide Effort

WASHINGTON, The International Brotherhood of
Teamsters' nationwide campaign to organize workers at DHL independent cartage
contractors continues to gain momentum with victories in Ohio, Texas and
elsewhere."

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters represents 1.

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40 an hour and are not
provided with health insurance.

Teamsters ' Organizing Campaign at DHL Rolls on With Victories in Ohio Texas

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"We'd rather not be here .
Janitors at the University of Miami, most of whom are immigrants from
Cuba, Haiti and South America, earn some of the lowest wages for campus
janitors in the country. UNICCO
embarked on a vicious anti-union campaign including threats and interrogation
after janitors on the campus started organizing with Local 11 for better
wages, benefits, and respect on the job. More than 300
workers at eight locations are now Teamsters in the Columbus and Toledo areas
in Ohio, and in the Dallas area.org

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A growing and formidable
coalition of clergy, faculty, students, political leaders, unions, and
community supporters has rallied around the janitors' efforts.

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Janitors at the campus are engaged in a campaign to form a union to secure
living wages and affordable health insurance.
As Miami-Dade's largest single employer, the University of Miami has a
special obligation to be a leader in the fight against poverty. That is why university presidents around
the country have made it a priority to only hire responsible contractors for
their campuses.

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PHOTO OP: Janitors will be walking the picket line across the Ponce de Leon
and Stanford entrance to the University starting at 7:30 a.
It doesn't have to be that way.

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The result has been for contractors to bid on the quality of
their work, rather than driving wages and benefits down.

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"Nationwide, more than 1,340 workers at the DHL independent cartage
contractors have chosen to have a more secure future with the Teamsters," said
Jim Hoffa, Teamsters General President . In fact, in a 2001 survey of wages conducted by the
Chronicle of Higher Education, the University of Miami was the second lowest-
paying institution surveyed.

WHAT: 30 Foot Rat
WHO: Janitors and UM Students
WHERE: 7th Street NW between 14th and 15th Avenues
WHEN: 5:30 pm -8 pm

For more information about the campaign go to http://www.

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In addition many faculty members have
pledged to move their classes off campus so that students do not have to cross
picket lines.
Rather than organizing the locations separately, organizers coordinated
the efforts so that the committees, made up of workers, were involved at all
the sites.

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Unionized janitors who work for the same company in
other cities earn higher wages and are provided health insurance. "Thousands of more workers will get
the chance in the coming months.
Janitors at the University of Miami, most of whom are Cuban, Nicaraguan
and Haitian refugees, earn as little as $51 a day and most are not provided
with health insurance.

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Background:
Janitors at the campus earn as little as $6. The election filings were also coordinated, and the same strategy
will proceed as contract negotiations take place. This "race to the bottom culture" only adds to the growing
poverty in Miami and to the already over burdened health care system in
Florida.

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We want to be treated with respect and dignity. But as soon as we started to form a union UNICCO
came down against us, so we are doing what we must for our families and our
community," said Feliciano Hernandez."
The coordinated, regional campaigns to organize workers at DHL independent
cartage contractors in Ohio and Texas were resounding successes.4 million
hardworking men and women throughout the United States and Canada. MIAMI, A 30 foot giant rat with the message "UM
Janitors' Poverty Wages PLAGUE Miami" will make its premier debut at today's
game in Miami.

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MIAMI, Night shift janitors at the Coral Gables
Campus of the University of Miami walked off the job tonight in the first wave
of an escalating strike to protest unfair labor practices committed by UNICCO. Janitors won the
higher wages and benefits as the result of a two-year campaign on their behalf
by students , the community, and SEIU. In an
already poor city, janitors at the University of Miami are some of the
poorest, earning as little as $13,104 a year, less than half the county
median.
Last month, University of Miami students and workers appealed to President
Donna Shalala, asking her to only use contractors who act responsibly and pay
their employees a decent wage with health insurance .

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Wednesday
morning. Yet, the
university's policies have actually increased Miami-Dade's poverty rate. Responsible contractors who pay
higher wages and provide affordable health benefits cannot possibly compete
for work with contractors who do not.