Browsing Items (3 total) Tagged ‘Lane Kirkland’
Janitors Lead National Labor Leaders Through the Lobby of a Nonunion Building, 1989
The Marchers, led by Henning,Kerland, Robertson, Sweeney, and Zellers pass through the lobby of a non-union skyscraper.
National Labor Leaders March with Los Angeles Janitors, August 1989
AFL-CIO President Lane Kirkland and SEIU President John Sweeney march with Los Angeles janitors at the formal kick-off of the campaign. The support of national labor leaders was invaluable in the 1990 victory against ISS.
"Bishops"
Local 399 staff labeled this photograph of religious leaders and AFL-CIO leader Lane Kirkland "Bishops." It illustrates the early appeal to supporters beyond the labor movement proper to support the cause of the janitors union.
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Santa Knows When You Are Naughty to Janitors!! In order to put pressure on building owners to improve conditions janitors would try to publicly embarrass them by staging shows in front of their…