Janitors on the Twitter headquarters are on strike after the corporate locked them out and advised their union it deliberate to interchange them.
Employees held indicators exterior headquarters saying “proud to be union” and “justice for janitors”. Janitors say they had been locked out of the constructing with out warning Friday and haven’t been allowed again.
Twitter has ended its relationship with the contractor that employs the janitors, Flagship, and has indicated that the corporate’s new contractor won’t rehire the employees.
BREAKING: SEIU Native 87 Janitors at Twitter HQ went on strike at 6am right this moment. Picket line beginning at 12 midday, 1355 Market St. in San Francisco. #TakeOnTheTwit pic.twitter.com/IluPUtLAaY
— California Labor Federation (@CaliforniaLabor) December 5, 2022
California legislation states that new contractors have to rent the initially contracted staff for 90 days throughout a transitional interval or they should be paid compensation and advantages.
Olga Miranda, president of SEIU Native 87, which represents the employees, categorized the transfer as sudden and merciless.
She stated staff had been advised solely final week that they need to anticipate to lose their jobs simply three weeks earlier than Christmas.
The California Labor Federation, which represents 1,200 unions within the state, together with that of the janitors, stated that the final day of the contract is Dec. 9.
“Twitter doesn’t appear to know how essential it’s to maintain a clear home and respect the individuals who take out the trash,” the Federation wrote on Twitter.
Twitter had no official remark or public response to the strike.
