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Sen. John Edwards, Teamsters James Hoffa Join Growing National Chorus Calling on Shalala to Support Janitors More


 International Brotherhood of Teamsters President James Hoffa addresses janitors and supporters in rally at Freedom City as Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Charles Steele Jr. and Sen. John Edwards look on. 

Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Alvarez 
Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Alvarez visits Freedom City


Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Charles Steele Jr.  More.

Director of American Rights at Work David Bonior 
Former Congressman and Director of American Rights at Work David Bonior asks, "Why not here?"

 

Honoring
Martin Luther King, Jr.,
and UM's working poor

Five congregations of faith and justice converged at University of Miami with United Black Students (UBS) and Students towards a New Democracy (STAND)on Monday, January 23rd to commemorate MLK’s contribution to labor, and honor the struggle that 400 UM janitors undertake now.

 

Photos: Carlos Miller, www.magiccitymedia.com

More than 50 South Florida Religious Leaders Unite with SEIU to Call for Change

On January 16, 2006, Auxiliary Bishop Felipe de Jesús Estévez of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese and religious leaders from all over South Florida united in one of the largest and most significant events to ever be held on behalf of workers campaigning for decent wages, affordable healthcare and the freedom to join a union without fear. Photos and news coverage.

Photo: Carlos Miller, www.magiccitymedia.com



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