15 June 1990
Labor / police violenceBook sources
Police attack a Justice for Janitors march in Century City
Los Angeles, California; immigrant and Latino janitors
Los Angeles janitors organized for better wages, benefits and union recognition through Justice for Janitors. Police attacked their June 15 march in Century City. Public reaction strengthened the campaign, which won a settlement after workers continued their organizing.
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Context / qualification
The police attack and the labor settlement were distinct moments. This entry does not assume that one contract covered every Los Angeles janitor or that the campaign ended workplace inequality.
Sources
- Howard Zinn, A People’s History of the United States, chapter 22, pp. 614–616; supplied print pages, edition/year unidentified
- UCLA Institute for Research on Labor and Employment: Justice for Janitors archive ↗