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As Janitors Strike Enters Second Week, SEIU Announces That More Than 1,000 Janitors Are Now on Strike.


Striking Janitors to Connect Cisco CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board.  Chambers With Senator McCain's Pursuit of Latino Vote in New Paid Advertisement

SILICON VALLEY, Calif. -- More than 1,000 janitors are now entering the second week of a strike that is affecting high-tech corporate giants such as Cisco Systems “Cisco” redirects here. For other uses, see Cisco (disambiguation).
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Cisco CEO Chambers and McCain

Striking janitors unveiled a new paid advertisement today that connects Cisco CEO John T. Chambers with Senator John McCain For McCain's grandfather and father, see John S. McCain, Sr. and John S. McCain, Jr., respectively
John Sidney McCain III (born August 29, 1936 in Panama Canal Zone) is an American politician, war veteran, and currently the Republican Senior U.S. Senator from Arizona.
 as the presidential hopeful courts the Latino vote. The ad, scheduled to run in Spanish language Spanish language, member of the Romance group of the Italic subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages (see Romance languages). The official language of Spain and 19 Latin American nations, Spanish is spoken as a first language by about 330 million persons  newspapers this week, reads, "Senator McCain, courting the Latino vote begins at home. Tell your corporate backers like Cisco CEO John Chambers John Chambers could be any of the following people:
  • John Chambers (scientist) one of the two scientists who formulated the Planet V Theory.
  • John Chambers (programmer), the creator of the S programming language and core member of the R programming language project.
 to ensure that hard-working Latinos earn a decent wage" and features the story of a Latino janitor at Cisco who is on strike.

Cisco CEO John Chambers recently hosted a fundraiser for Senator McCain, charging $25,000 for a VIP ticket - more than a janitor at Cisco earns in an entire year.

Janitors to Demonstrate at McCain's Appearances Among Latino Voters

Striking janitors will continue to raise questions about McCain and his corporate supporters' position on good jobs for Latino workers at upcoming events where McCain is scheduled to court the Latino vote, including the annual Council of La Raza's convention in San Diego in July.

Visit www.seiu-usww.org to see the janitors' ad about Cisco CEO John Chambers and John McCain, strike photos, videos and more.
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