United Student-Labor Action Coalition Justice for Janitors campaign records
Scope and Contents
This collection comprised the organizing files for the Justice for Janitors movement. Included are printed emails by the group's organizers; communications with the university and the union; drafts; local and national publicity files; a press kit and press releases; and one videotaped rally (VHS C).
Dates
- Creation: 1999-2000
Creator
- United Student-Labor Action Coalition (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
University records - Copyright held by Wesleyan University; all other copyright is retained by the creator - In Copyright – Non-Commercial Use Permitted
Biographical / Historical
This collection documents the actions of the Justice for Janitors movement at Wesleyan. Coordinated by the student group USLAC, the United Student-Labor Action Coalition, the campaign was organized to assist the custodial staff of Initial Cleaning Services, a Wesleyan subcontractor, to unionize and negotiate salaries and benefits. The campaign culminated in an occupation of the Admissions building in an attempt to persuade the Wesleyan administration to agree to a set of standards for salary and benefits given to employees of all university subcontractors. The occupation was successful and an agreement with the university was signed, with Wesleyan agreeing to pay the difference to bring Initial's employees up to the newly-agreed standards for salary and benefits.
Extent
0.5 Linear Feet (1 hollinger box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The records from the Justice for Janitors student led movement.
Arrangement
Collections is arranged in the order it was received.
Subject
- United Student-Labor Action Coalition (Organization)
- Title
- United Student-Labor Action Coalition Justice for Janitors campaign records, 1999-2000
- Status
- Unprocessed
- Author
- Erica Ciallela
- Date
- April 22, 2020
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the University Archives Repository