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Members of the Justice for Janitors marching downtown c. 1991.
Date: ca. 1991
Photographer: unknown
Image ID: J4J_1991_133_downtown.jpg
Collection: Service Employees International Union (SEIU), United Service Workers West (USWW) records, circa 1935-2008 (LSC.1940)
Repository: UCLA Library Special Collections
Collection Information: oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c84b30md
Copyright: Property rights to the objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All other rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
Notes: Learn more about the Justice for Janitors at Memory Work-Los Angeles
In August 1995, several union janitors working at USC were fired and replaced by non-union subcontractors with Service Master, launching a years-long struggle among service workers at USC. The campaign at USC coincided with a reorganization of the Justice for Janitors, as the janitorial workers of Local 399 SEIU voted to merge with other SEIU members across the state to form a new local, SEIU Local 1877, to represent all janitorial workers in the state of California. In Jan. 1997, the new Local 1877 held a massive march and civil disobedience action at which both SEIU President Andy Stern and Local 1877 President Mike Garcia (pictured here leading the march) were arrested. In March, the janitors of USC voted to join the union, marking a victory in the Justice for Janitors’ years-long campaign.
Date: 1997
Photographer: unknown
Image ID: J4J_1997_242_USC_14.jpg
Collection: Service Employees International Union (SEIU), United Service Workers West (USWW) records, circa 1935-2008 (LSC.1940)
Repository: UCLA Library Special Collections
Collection Information: oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c84b30md
Copyright: Property rights to the objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All other rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
Notes: Learn more about the Justice for Janitors at Memory Work-Los Angeles
Members of the Justice for Janitors marching downtown c. 1991.
Date: ca. 1991
Photographer: unknown
Image ID: J4J_1991_132_downtown.jpg
Collection: Service Employees International Union (SEIU), United Service Workers West (USWW) records, circa 1935-2008 (LSC.1940)
Repository: UCLA Library Special Collections
Collection Information: oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c84b30md
Copyright: Property rights to the objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All other rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
Notes: Learn more about the Justice for Janitors at Memory Work-Los Angeles
In February 1992, Local 399 hosted the first statewide convention of janitorial workers from across California in Westwood. The convention followed the inauguration of Republican Pete Wilson as Governor of California, who had pledged to revive the state’s ailing economy by slashing government spending. At the convention, the janitors called for real solutions that would address economic inequality and ensure every worker would be treated with dignity and respect. Pictured here: Maria Elena Durazo, President of HERE (Hotel and Restaurant Employees) Local 11, addresses the 1992 Convention.
Date: 1992
Photographer: unknown
Image ID: J4J_1992_149_convention_MariaElenaDurazo.jpg
Collection: Service Employees International Union (SEIU), United Service Workers West (USWW) records, circa 1935-2008 (LSC.1940)
Repository: UCLA Library Special Collections
Collection Information: oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c84b30md
Copyright: Property rights to the objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All other rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
Notes: Learn more about the Justice for Janitors at Memory Work-Los Angeles
Having scored some big wins downtown, the Justice for Janitors campaign initiated a second major campaign in Century City against the Danish-owned cleaning contractor ISS (International Services Systems), the largest cleaning contracting company in the world at the time. In May, janitors working for ISS in Century City unanimously voted to authorize a strike because, as one member described, “ISS’ greed leaves us no choice.” They also demonstrated their intentions to engage in non-violent civil disobedience during the strike by holding a public civil disobedience training in a plaza near their work sites.
Date: 1990
Photographer: unknown
Image ID: J4J_1990_109_century_Civil Disobedience.jpg
Collection: Service Employees International Union (SEIU), United Service Workers West (USWW) records, circa 1935-2008 (LSC.1940)
Repository: UCLA Library Special Collections
Collection Information: oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c84b30md
Copyright: Property rights to the objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All other rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
Notes: Learn more about the Justice for Janitors at Memory Work-Los Angeles
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After winning their first master agreement for buildings downtown, the Justice for Janitors campaign hosted Lane Kirkland, President of the AFL-CIO, and John Sweeney, President of SEIU, for a march and rally downtown in August 1989. Images of the march like this one appeared in the Local 399 newsletter.
Date: 1989
Photographer: unknown
Image ID: J4J_1989_71_KirklandSweeney2.jpg
Collection: Service Employees International Union (SEIU), United Service Workers West (USWW) records, circa 1935-2008 (LSC.1940)
Repository: UCLA Library Special Collections
Collection Information: oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c84b30md
Copyright: Property rights to the objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All other rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
Notes: Learn more about the Justice for Janitors at Memory Work-Los Angeles
Peter Olney, director of the Building Service Division of Local 399 (in the red shirt) leads a civil disobedience training in downtown LA, circa 1991.
Date: ca. 1991
Photographer: unknown
Image ID: J4J_199X_182_PeterOlneyCD_1
Collection: Service Employees International Union (SEIU), United Service Workers West (USWW) records, circa 1935-2008 (LSC.1940)
Repository: UCLA Library Special Collections
Collection Information: oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c84b30md
Copyright: Property rights to the objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All other rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
Notes: Learn more about the Justice for Janitors at Memory Work-Los Angeles
The Justice for Janitors campaign frequently used street theater to enliven their demonstrations and dramatize their cause. Among their most recognizable characters was a luchador named Mop Man, who (in comics and performances) defended janitors against abuses by the boss. Pictured here: Mop Man photographed at a J4J action in the early 1990s.
Date: ca. 1990s
Photographer: unknown
Image ID: J4J_199X_190_mopman3.jpg
Collection: Service Employees International Union (SEIU), United Service Workers West (USWW) records, circa 1935-2008 (LSC.1940)
Repository: UCLA Library Special Collections
Collection Information: oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c84b30md
Copyright: Property rights to the objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All other rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
Notes: Learn more about the Justice for Janitors at Memory Work-Los Angeles
The Justice for Janitors campaign frequently used street theater to enliven their demonstrations and dramatize their cause. Among their most recognizable characters was a luchador named Mop Man, who (in comics and performances) defended janitors against abuses by the boss. In this flyer, Mop Man explains to two workers that Local 399 is fighting to win seguro médico (health insurance) for all workers and their families.
Date: ca. 1993
Photographer: unknown
Image ID: seguromedico.jpg
Collection: Service Employees International Union (SEIU), United Service Workers West (USWW) records, circa 1935-2008 (LSC.1940)
Repository: UCLA Library Special Collections
Collection Information: oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c84b30md
Copyright: Property rights to the objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All other rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
Notes: Learn more about the Justice for Janitors at Memory Work-Los Angeles
In February 1992, Local 399 hosted the first statewide convention of janitorial workers from across California in Westwood. The convention followed the inauguration of Republican Pete Wilson as Governor of California, who had pledged to revive the state’s ailing economy by slashing government spending. At the convention, the janitors called for real solutions that would address economic inequality and ensure every worker would be treated with dignity and respect. Pictured here: Local 399 leaders on stage at the 1992 Convention.
Date: 1992
Photographer: unknown
Image ID: J4J_1992_144_convention5.jpg
Collection: Service Employees International Union (SEIU), United Service Workers West (USWW) records, circa 1935-2008 (LSC.1940)
Repository: UCLA Library Special Collections
Collection Information: oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c84b30md
Copyright: Property rights to the objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All other rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
Notes: Learn more about the Justice for Janitors at Memory Work-Los Angeles
In August 1995, several union janitors working at USC were fired and replaced by non-union subcontractors with Service Master, launching a years-long struggle among service workers at USC. Pictured here: USC students joined with members of Local 399 in a march and non-violent civil disobedience action on Jefferson Blvd. near the USC campus in February 1997. Local 399 member leader Jovita Ramirez was among those taken into custody after they sat down to block traffic.
Date: 1997
Photographer: unknown
Image ID: J4J_1997_233_USC_5.jpg
Collection: Service Employees International Union (SEIU), United Service Workers West (USWW) records, circa 1935-2008 (LSC.1940)
Repository: UCLA Library Special Collections
Collection Information: oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c84b30md
Copyright: Property rights to the objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All other rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
Notes: Learn more about the Justice for Janitors at Memory Work-Los Angeles
Local 399 staffers Rocio Saenz, Jim Zellars, and Dave Stillwell address a meeting of janitorial workers at the Local 399 hall in the early 1990s. Long before most people had access to digital modes of communication, meetings like this one provided crucial opportunities to share updates, strategize about the campaign, and practice union democracy.
Date: ca. 1990
Photographer: unknown
Image ID: J4J_199X_193.tiff
Collection: Service Employees International Union (SEIU), United Service Workers West (USWW) records, circa 1935-2008 (LSC.1940)
Repository: UCLA Library Special Collections
Collection Information: oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c84b30md
Copyright: Property rights to the objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All other rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
Notes: Learn more about the Justice for Janitors at Memory Work-Los Angeles
On May 28, 1994, Justice for Janitors organized a "March and Rally for the Respect and Dignity of Immigrant Rights" in Boyle Heights. The march coincided with the announcement that an extreme anti-immigrant proposition, Prop 187, would appear on the November ballot. Members gathered to defend immigrants' "right to live in peace with justice!"
Pictured here: protestors carried a dummy dressed in suit with a sign that read "Pete El buey" (lit. Pete [Wilson] the ox or fool).
Date: May 1994
Photographer: unknown
Image ID: J4J_1994_224_prop187_15.jpg
Collection: Service Employees International Union (SEIU), United Service Workers West (USWW) records, circa 1935-2008 (LSC.1940)
Repository: UCLA Library Special Collections
Collection Information: oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c84b30md
Copyright: Property rights to the objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All other rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
Notes: Learn more about the Justice for Janitors at Memory Work-Los Angeles
In August 1995, several union janitors working at USC were fired and replaced by non-union subcontractors with Service Master, launching a years-long struggle among service workers at USC. Pictured here: USC students joined with members of Local 399 in a march and non-violent civil disobedience action on Jefferson Blvd. near the USC campus in February 1997.
Date: 1997
Photographer: unknown
Image ID: J4J_1997_232_USC_4.jpg
Collection: Service Employees International Union (SEIU), United Service Workers West (USWW) records, circa 1935-2008 (LSC.1940)
Repository: UCLA Library Special Collections
Collection Information: oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c84b30md
Copyright: Property rights to the objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All other rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
Notes: Learn more about the Justice for Janitors at Memory Work-Los Angeles
SEIU local 399 leader Jim Zellars marches with Rev. James Lawson at a Justice for Janitors action downtown circa 1992. Peter Olney, Director of the Building Service Division (wearing a tie) is to Zellars’ right.
Date: ca. 1992
Photographer: unknown
Image ID: J4J_1992_160_Lawson.jpg
Collection: Service Employees International Union (SEIU), United Service Workers West (USWW) records, circa 1935-2008 (LSC.1940)
Repository: UCLA Library Special Collections
Collection Information: oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c84b30md
Copyright: Property rights to the objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All other rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
Notes: Learn more about the Justice for Janitors at Memory Work-Los Angeles
At the Oscars awards ceremony in 1993, J4J held its own "Mopscar Awards" ceremony nearby where it awarded its opponents with prizes. These included awards for worksites refusing to sign union contracts (such as Toyota Corp., Mattel, the William Morris Agency, and LACMA) and the LAPD (for violence against janitors in Century City). Pictured here: Mop Man being taken into custody by police after crashing the red carpet.
Date: 1993
Photographer: unknown
Image ID: J4J_1993_162_oscars2.jpg
Collection: Service Employees International Union (SEIU), United Service Workers West (USWW) records, circa 1935-2008 (LSC.1940)
Repository: UCLA Library Special Collections
Collection Information: oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c84b30md
Copyright: Property rights to the objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All other rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
Notes: Learn more about the Justice for Janitors at Memory Work-Los Angeles
In the fall of 1993, Justice for Janitors launched a unionization drive in Pasadena, which began with the city government itself. On the occasion of Halloween, members dressed in costume marched through the center of Old Town (Colorado Blvd.) to call on the city to demand their cleaning service contractors sign with the union. One member, pictured here, chose to dress as Mop Man, the luchador mascot of the Justice for Janitors campaign.
Date: October 1993
Photographer: unknown
Image ID: J4J_1993_166_Pasadena_Halloween3.tif
Collection: Service Employees International Union (SEIU), United Service Workers West (USWW) records, circa 1935-2008 (LSC.1940)
Repository: UCLA Library Special Collections
Collection Information: oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c84b30md
Copyright: Property rights to the objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All other rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
Notes: Learn more about the Justice for Janitors at Memory Work-Los Angeles
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In February 1992, Local 399 hosted the first statewide convention of janitorial workers from across California in Westwood. The convention followed the inauguration of Republican Pete Wilson as Governor of California, who had pledged to revive the state’s ailing economy by slashing government spending. At the convention, the janitors called for real solutions that would address economic inequality and ensure every worker would be treated with dignity and respect. Pictured here: delegates to the 1992 Convention seated in sections based on the region they worked in and/or the cleaning contractor they worked for.
Date: 1992
Photographer: unknown
Image ID: J4J_1992_141_convention2.jpg
Collection: Service Employees International Union (SEIU), United Service Workers West (USWW) records, circa 1935-2008 (LSC.1940)
Repository: UCLA Library Special Collections
Collection Information: oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c84b30md
Copyright: Property rights to the objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All other rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
Notes: Learn more about the Justice for Janitors at Memory Work-Los Angeles
In August 1995, several union janitors working at USC were fired and replaced by non-union subcontractors with Service Master, launching a years-long struggle among service workers at USC. Pictured here: USC students joined with members of Local 399 in a march and non-violent civil disobedience action on Jefferson Blvd. near the USC campus in February 1997.
Date: 1997
Photographer: unknown
Image ID: J4J_1997_230_USC_2.jpg
Collection: Service Employees International Union (SEIU), United Service Workers West (USWW) records, circa 1935-2008 (LSC.1940)
Repository: UCLA Library Special Collections
Collection Information: oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c84b30md
Copyright: Property rights to the objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All other rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
Notes: Learn more about the Justice for Janitors at Memory Work-Los Angeles
On May 28, 1994, Justice for Janitors organized a "March and Rally for the Respect and Dignity of Immigrant Rights" in Boyle Heights. The march coincided with the announcement that an extreme anti-immigrant proposition, Prop 187, would appear on the November ballot. Members gathered to defend immigrants' "right to live in peace with justice!"
Date: May 1994
Photographer: unknown
Image ID: J4J_1994_227_prop187_18.jpg
Collection: Service Employees International Union (SEIU), United Service Workers West (USWW) records, circa 1935-2008 (LSC.1940)
Repository: UCLA Library Special Collections
Collection Information: oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c84b30md
Copyright: Property rights to the objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All other rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
Notes: Learn more about the Justice for Janitors at Memory Work-Los Angeles
On May 28, 1994, Justice for Janitors organized a "March and Rally for the Respect and Dignity of Immigrant Rights" in Boyle Heights. The march coincided with the announcement that an extreme anti-immigrant proposition, Prop 187, would appear on the November ballot. Members gathered to defend immigrants' "right to live in peace with justice!"
Date: May 1994
Photographer: unknown
Image ID: J4J_1994_213_prop187_4.jpg
Collection: Service Employees International Union (SEIU), United Service Workers West (USWW) records, circa 1935-2008 (LSC.1940)
Repository: UCLA Library Special Collections
Collection Information: oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c84b30md
Copyright: Property rights to the objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All other rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
Notes: Learn more about the Justice for Janitors at Memory Work-Los Angeles
On May 28, 1994, Justice for Janitors organized a "March and Rally for the Respect and Dignity of Immigrant Rights" in Boyle Heights. The march coincided with the announcement that an extreme anti-immigrant proposition, Prop 187, would appear on the November ballot. Members gathered to defend immigrants' "right to live in peace with justice!"
Pictured here: protesters watch a performance by Korean musicians during the march. Member-leader Rosa Ayala can be seen dancing along.
Date: May 1994
Photographer: unknown
Image ID: J4J_1994_226_prop187_17.jpg
Collection: Service Employees International Union (SEIU), United Service Workers West (USWW) records, circa 1935-2008 (LSC.1940)
Repository: UCLA Library Special Collections
Collection Information: oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c84b30md
Copyright: Property rights to the objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All other rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
Notes: Learn more about the Justice for Janitors at Memory Work-Los Angeles
In August 1995, several union janitors working at USC were fired and replaced by non-union subcontractors with Service Master, launching a years-long struggle among service workers at USC. The Justice for Janitors worked closely in collaboration with HERE Local 11, after food service workers at the campus were also told they would be replaced with non-union subcontractors. Pictured here: the two unions gathered for an on-campus march and rally in conjunction with University Day (graduation) in 1996.
Date: 1996
Photographer: unknown
Image ID: J4J_1996_235_USC_7.jpg
Collection: Service Employees International Union (SEIU), United Service Workers West (USWW) records, circa 1935-2008 (LSC.1940)
Repository: UCLA Library Special Collections
Collection Information: oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c84b30md
Copyright: Property rights to the objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All other rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
Notes: Learn more about the Justice for Janitors at Memory Work-Los Angeles
In August 1995, several union janitors working at USC were fired and replaced by non-union subcontractors with Service Master, launching a years-long struggle among service workers at USC. Pictured here: USC students joined with members of Local 399 in a march and non-violent civil disobedience action on Jefferson Blvd. near the USC campus in February 1997.
Date: 1997
Photographer: unknown
Image ID: J4J_1997_229_USC_1.jpg
Collection: Service Employees International Union (SEIU), United Service Workers West (USWW) records, circa 1935-2008 (LSC.1940)
Repository: UCLA Library Special Collections
Collection Information: oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c84b30md
Copyright: Property rights to the objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All other rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
Notes: Learn more about the Justice for Janitors at Memory Work-Los Angeles
In February 1992, Local 399 hosted the first statewide convention of janitorial workers from across California in Westwood. The convention followed the inauguration of Republican Pete Wilson as Governor of California, who had pledged to revive the state’s ailing economy by slashing government spending. At the convention, the janitors called for real solutions that would address economic inequality and ensure every worker would be treated with dignity and respect. Pictured here: a musical performance kicks off the convention.
Date: 1992
Photographer: unknown
Image ID: J4J_1992_140_convention1.jpg
Collection: Service Employees International Union (SEIU), United Service Workers West (USWW) records, circa 1935-2008 (LSC.1940)
Repository: UCLA Library Special Collections
Collection Information: oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c84b30md
Copyright: Property rights to the objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All other rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
Notes: Learn more about the Justice for Janitors at Memory Work-Los Angeles
In August 1995, several union janitors working at USC were fired and replaced by non-union subcontractors with Service Master, launching a years-long struggle among service workers at USC. The Justice for Janitors worked closely in collaboration with HERE Local 11, after food service workers at the campus were also told they would be replaced with non-union subcontractors. Pictured here: the two unions gathered for an on-campus march and rally in conjunction with University Day (graduation) in 1996.
Date: 1996
Photographer: unknown
Image ID: J4J_1996_234_USC_6.jpg
Collection: Service Employees International Union (SEIU), United Service Workers West (USWW) records, circa 1935-2008 (LSC.1940)
Repository: UCLA Library Special Collections
Collection Information: oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c84b30md
Copyright: Property rights to the objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All other rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
Notes: Learn more about the Justice for Janitors at Memory Work-Los Angeles
On Dec. 10, 1994, Local 399 hosted another statewide convention in Pasadena, where they launched their "April One" ("One Industry, One Union, One Contract") campaign. After the convention, they held a march and rally near Pasadena City Hall.
Date: December 1994
Photographer: unknown
Image ID: J4J_1994_200_convention2.jpg
Collection: Service Employees International Union (SEIU), United Service Workers West (USWW) records, circa 1935-2008 (LSC.1940)
Repository: UCLA Library Special Collections
Collection Information: oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c84b30md
Copyright: Property rights to the objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All other rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
Notes: Learn more about the Justice for Janitors at Memory Work-Los Angeles
On May 28, 1994, Justice for Janitors organized a "March and Rally for the Respect and Dignity of Immigrant Rights" in Boyle Heights. The march coincided with the announcement that an extreme anti-immigrant proposition, Prop 187, would appear on the November ballot. Members gathered to defend immigrants' "right to live in peace with justice!"
Pictured here: Local 399 organizers Rocio Saenz and Jono Shaffer lead the march down Cesar Chavez Ave.
Date: May 1994
Photographer: unknown
Image ID: J4J_1994_212_prop187_3.jpg
Collection: Service Employees International Union (SEIU), United Service Workers West (USWW) records, circa 1935-2008 (LSC.1940)
Repository: UCLA Library Special Collections
Collection Information: oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c84b30md
Copyright: Property rights to the objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All other rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
Notes: Learn more about the Justice for Janitors at Memory Work-Los Angeles
The Justice for Janitors campaign frequently used street theater to enliven their demonstrations and dramatize their cause. Among their most recognizable characters was a luchador named Mop Man, who (in comics and performances) defended janitors against abuses by the boss. Pictured here: Mop Man featured in a street theater performance at the headquarters of the Toyota Corp. in Torrance during Justice for Janitors’ campaign against ABM (American Building Maintenance) in 1992.
Date: 1992
Photographer: unknown
Image ID: J4J_1992_151_toyota_Streettheater.jpg
Collection: Service Employees International Union (SEIU), United Service Workers West (USWW) records, circa 1935-2008 (LSC.1940)
Repository: UCLA Library Special Collections
Collection Information: oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c84b30md
Copyright: Property rights to the objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All other rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
Notes: Learn more about the Justice for Janitors at Memory Work-Los Angeles
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In February 1992, Local 399 hosted the first statewide convention of janitorial workers from across California in Westwood. The convention followed the inauguration of Republican Pete Wilson as Governor of California, who had pledged to revive the state’s ailing economy by slashing government spending. At the convention, the janitors called for real solutions that would address economic inequality and ensure every worker would be treated with dignity and respect. Pictured here: members of Local 399 joined a march in Westwood after the convention.
Date: 1992
Photographer: unknown
Image ID: J4J_1992_146_convention7.jpg
Collection: Service Employees International Union (SEIU), United Service Workers West (USWW) records, circa 1935-2008 (LSC.1940)
Repository: UCLA Library Special Collections
Collection Information: oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c84b30md
Copyright: Property rights to the objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All other rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
Notes: Learn more about the Justice for Janitors at Memory Work-Los Angeles
On Dec. 10, 1994, Local 399 hosted another statewide convention in Pasadena, where they launched their "April One" ("One Industry, One Union, One Contract") campaign. After the convention, they held a march and rally near Pasadena City Hall.
Date: December 1994
Photographer: unknown
Image ID: J4J_1994_205_convention7.jpg Collection: Service Employees International Union (SEIU), United Service Workers West (USWW) records, circa 1935-2008 (LSC.1940)
Repository: UCLA Library Special Collections
Collection Information: oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c84b30md
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Notes: Learn more about the Justice for Janitors at Memory Work-Los Angeles
On May 28, 1994, Justice for Janitors organized a "March and Rally for the Respect and Dignity of Immigrant Rights" in Boyle Heights. The march coincided with the announcement that an extreme anti-immigrant proposition, Prop 187, would appear on the November ballot. Members gathered to defend immigrants' "right to live in peace with justice!"
Date: May 1994
Photographer: unknown
Image ID: J4J_1994_218_prop187_9.jpg
Collection: Service Employees International Union (SEIU), United Service Workers West (USWW) records, circa 1935-2008 (LSC.1940)
Repository: UCLA Library Special Collections
Collection Information: oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c84b30md
Copyright: Property rights to the objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All other rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
Notes: Learn more about the Justice for Janitors at Memory Work-Los Angeles
Tom Chabolla, Director of the Office of Justice and Peace of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, carries his daughter at a "Day of Conscience to End Sweatshops" rally and march in Los Angeles' garment district on October 4, 1997. Organized by UNITE and its allies as part of their campaign against GUESS Jeans, the event was part of a national day of action that aimed to aimed to pressure the Presidential task force on apparel manufacturing to enforce a strong accord that would protect garment workers' rights in Los Angeles and around the world.
Date: Oct. 4, 1997
Photographer: Linda A. Lotz
Image ID: 3_176
Collection: CLUE records (LSC.2441)
Repository: UCLA Library Special Collections
Collection Information: oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8g167r7/
Copyright: Property rights to the objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All other rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
Notes: More on the garment workers' struggle at memorywork.irle.ucla.edu/casestudies/garment-workers
Crate Paper scraps left over from Memory Works retreat last year. Ribbon flower behind the large flower is as far as my sewing really goes. Oh and some beads added to the butterfly and flower. Stickles here and there.
On Dec. 10, 1994, Local 399 hosted another statewide convention in Pasadena, where they launched their "April One" ("One Industry, One Union, One Contract") campaign. After the convention, they held a march and rally near Pasadena City Hall.
Date: December 1994
Photographer: unknown
Image ID: J4J_1994_203_convention5.jpg Collection: Service Employees International Union (SEIU), United Service Workers West (USWW) records, circa 1935-2008 (LSC.1940)
Repository: UCLA Library Special Collections
Collection Information: oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c84b30md
Copyright: Property rights to the objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All other rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
Notes: Learn more about the Justice for Janitors at Memory Work-Los Angeles
Photos of our son watching splash dogs. Husband forgot to take photos of actual dogs (promises to get dogs next year:)
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Pitzer College students march at a "Day of Conscience to End Sweatshops" in Los Angeles' garment district on October 4, 1997. Organized by UNITE and its allies as part of their campaign against GUESS Jeans, the event was part of a national day of action that aimed to aimed to pressure the Presidential task force on apparel manufacturing to enforce a strong accord that would protect garment workers' rights in Los Angeles and around the world.
Date: Oct. 4, 1997
Photographer: Linda A. Lotz
Image ID: 3_190
Collection: CLUE records (LSC.2441)
Repository: UCLA Library Special Collections
Collection Information: oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8g167r7/
Copyright: Property rights to the objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All other rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
Notes: More on the garment workers' struggle at memorywork.irle.ucla.edu/casestudies/garment-workers