Justice for Janitors: Mujeres y Niños en Acción en Sacramento y Los Ángeles by Vanessa Moreno

greciamargot — 2015-10-14 20:12:06 UTC

vnss179 — 2015-10-14 20:43:44 UTC

"There is a saying in Spanish, 'An injury to one is an injury to all..."

vnss179 — 2015-10-14 20:43:49 UTC

"While we are marching, it’s a union thing; it’s companionship. So there are also people that I can give my baby to. They tell me “I will help you carry her.” So, it is not impossible for women to participate in the union."

vnss179 — 2015-10-14 20:44:09 UTC

"One facet of J4J that has always been there is that it’s a family affair; you bring your kids. You know some kids have grown up within the movement... And even publicly the whole campaign has been that, right. This isn’t just about workers in the workplace. This is about workers in their communities and LA as a whole."

vnss179 — 2015-10-14 20:44:20 UTC

"I'm insulted. They give us excessive workloads and no lunch breaks. And they threatened to fire us because we wanted a union."

vnss179 — 2015-10-14 20:44:27 UTC

"Women were taking more action, rather than being the ‘blah blah’ of the meetings. We would have meetings and the men were the ones dominating and talking.... But when we were doing actions, hey, we women were very strong."

greciamargot — 2015-10-14 20:46:56 UTC

greciamargot — 2015-10-20 03:13:06 UTC

"Even though I work full time, I only earn $12,500 per year"

"I have no health insurance for my four kids, and my husband and I live in fear that any unexpected illness will put us on the street" Marta Villalobos (Somer's Janitor)

greciamargot — 2015-10-20 03:13:27 UTC

“High winds swept through their line, blowing out their red umbrellas and tearing their plastic raincoats to shreds by the time the march was half-completed”

greciamargot — 2015-10-20 03:13:50 UTC

"Estoy haciendo esto con mucho gusto para dar apoyo a mis compañeros"

"I am doing this with great pleasure to support by comrades"

greciamargot — 2015-10-20 03:14:31 UTC

"Queremos que la compañía tome conciencia y nos dé lo que merecemos"

"We want the company to be mindful and to give us what we deserve"

LOS ÁNGELES

vnss179 — 2015-10-20 03:24:52 UTC

CALIFORNIA 1997-1998

vnss179 — 2015-10-20 03:26:07 UTC

SACRAMENTO : Campaign Against Somer Building Maintaienance

greciamargot — 2015-10-20 03:48:37 UTC

greciamargot — 2015-10-20 03:55:20 UTC

"Janitors are still stuck in poverty"