Activists Occupy DC Building To Support Miami Hunger Strike
Monday, April 24, 2006(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)
Activists occupied a
downtown DC office building Friday at lunchtime
to protest union-busting by UNICCO, the
building services company that has sparked a
3-week hunger strike at the University of
Miami. Chanting “UNICCO has got to go!” two
dozen demonstrators stormed the lobby of the
Columbia Square building at F and 12th streets
while a second group kept the police occupied
at the 13th street entrance. The raucous
demonstration organized by SEIU 32BJ District
82 filled the elegant atrium with the deafening
sounds of whistles, noisemakers and chants.
UNICCO -- one of the largest facility services
companies in the country -- has contracts at
some 25 DC buildings; with the hunger strike
continuing in Miami, another local action is
planned for next Friday, April 28. Watch this
space for details on location and time. Read
more about the hunger strike at http://www.seiu.org/ photo
by Chris Garlock