Post by Stephan on Nov 22, 2006 8:07:34 GMT -5
Kevin from IJCSA wrote:
The new union contract guarantees that janitors, who average $5.30 an hour, will get a raise to $6.25 on Jan. 1. After three years, they'll get $7.75 an hour, more shifts and access to health insurance.
But the contract doesn't apply to the smaller cleaning companies, and they now find themselves in the union's crosshairs. The head of Professional Janitorial Service, Houston's sixth-largest cleaner, said he isn't worried.
Read the full article at Chron.com- Click Here
Of course they don`t want the small company coming in and bidding their contracts
ABM Industries, Inc. Ranked among Top 25 California Companies with Large Percentage of Women Executives
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ABM Industries Incorporated (NYSE:ABM), one of California’s 400 largest publicly traded companies, is ranked 20th in a major research project that found more than 27 percent of the company’s directorships and executive positions are held by women. In partnership with the Forum for Women Entrepreneurs and Executives, the UC Davis Graduate School of Management released “The UC Davis Study of California Women Business Leaders,” to examine whether women’s participation in top level decision-making positions is increasing.
Read the press release at Businesswire- Click Here
POLICE SAY HE HELPED PLAN AND EXECUTE BOWLING ALLEY HEIST
The janitor who tended to the Palo Alto Bowl's general manager after a robber shot him in the neck Saturday morning has been arrested for helping to plan the heist, police said Monday.
Read the full article at Mercury News- Click Here
Next on agenda will be campaign to organize small janitorial firms
The new union contract guarantees that janitors, who average $5.30 an hour, will get a raise to $6.25 on Jan. 1. After three years, they'll get $7.75 an hour, more shifts and access to health insurance.
But the contract doesn't apply to the smaller cleaning companies, and they now find themselves in the union's crosshairs. The head of Professional Janitorial Service, Houston's sixth-largest cleaner, said he isn't worried.
Read the full article at Chron.com- Click Here
Of course they don`t want the small company coming in and bidding their contracts
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ABM Industries, Inc. Ranked among Top 25 California Companies with Large Percentage of Women Executives
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ABM Industries Incorporated (NYSE:ABM), one of California’s 400 largest publicly traded companies, is ranked 20th in a major research project that found more than 27 percent of the company’s directorships and executive positions are held by women. In partnership with the Forum for Women Entrepreneurs and Executives, the UC Davis Graduate School of Management released “The UC Davis Study of California Women Business Leaders,” to examine whether women’s participation in top level decision-making positions is increasing.
Read the press release at Businesswire- Click Here
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Janitor held in shooting, robbery
POLICE SAY HE HELPED PLAN AND EXECUTE BOWLING ALLEY HEIST
The janitor who tended to the Palo Alto Bowl's general manager after a robber shot him in the neck Saturday morning has been arrested for helping to plan the heist, police said Monday.
Read the full article at Mercury News- Click Here
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