!Huelga!Miami Janitors at the University of Miami This article is about the university in Coral Gables, Florida. For the university in Oxford, Ohio, see Miami University. The University of Miami (also known as Miami of Florida,[2] UM,[3] or just The U voted to go on strike over unfair labor practices Conduct prohibited by federal law regulating relations between employers, employees, and labor organizations. Before 1935 U.S. labor unions received little protection from the law. on February 26. The janitors are employed by UNICCO UNICCO United Nimba Citizen's Council and make as little as $6.40 an hour and lack health benefits, according to the Service Employees International Union. The National Labor Relations Board National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), independent agency of the U.S. government created under the National Labor Relations Act of 1935 (Wagner Act), and amended by the acts of 1947 (Taft-Hartley Labor Act) and 1959 (Landrum-Griffin Act), which affirmed labor's right recently accused UNICCO of violating the rights of janitors seeking to form a union. The company denies the allegations. University of Miami President Donna Shalala said she intends to form a committee to examine the janitors' situation on campus. For more information, go to www.seiulocall1.org. |
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