Press Releases July 22, 2008
CHICAGO, July 22, 2008—The Coalition of Injured Cintas Workers today announced the launching of a nationwide tour to expose the hidden human costs of keeping America’s laundry clean. This summer, the Painful Truth Tour will span the nation to show investors, community leaders and Cintas uniform wearers in the hospitality industry the effect that unsafe […]
Press Releases September 11, 2008
SAN FRANCISCO, September 11, 2008—Cintas Corporation must pay more than $1.65 million in back wages, interest and penalties for violating the city of Hayward’s Living Wage Ordinance after the California Supreme Court rejected the company’s appeal yesterday. The Court’s decision allows more than 200 Northern California laundry workers to enforce a landmark judgment by the […]
Press Releases October 14, 2008
MASON, Ohio, October 14, 2008—Cintas workers from across the country rallied with hundreds of local supporters outside of the company’s annual shareholder meeting today to call for an end to unsafe working conditions at the uniform supplier’s industrial laundries. According to recent citations issued by state and federal safety regulators, Cintas workers still face dangers […]
Press Releases December 19, 2008
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19, 2008—In the final weeks of Republican control of Washington, the Bush Administration’s OSHA has entered into a nearly toothless settlement agreement with Cintas over lethal violations in its laundries. The agreement attempts to resolve six OSHA cases relating to citations against Cintas for safety hazards at laundry facilities across the country, including […]
Press Releases January 23, 2009
LOS ANGELES—The California Court of Appeal removed restrictions limiting coverage under the city’s Living Wage Ordinance in a landmark decision this week. A panel of the Court unanimously issued a decision invalidating a regulation requiring that employees spend 20 hours per month on contracted work with the city to be covered. This week’s decision strengthens […]
Press Releases February 2, 2009
SAN LEANDRO, Calif., January 31—Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey (D-Petaluma) pointed to area employer Cintas as a prime example of why the Employee Free Choice Act is crucial to America’s workers. The Congresswoman met with laundry workers today at a party celebrating the recent payment of $1.65 million in unlawfully withheld back wages to Cintas employees in […]
Press Releases March 10, 2009
NEW YORK, NY—In an excoriating decision against Cintas, Judge William H. Pauley of the Southern District of New York Court dismissed all claims—federal and state—of Cintas’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) lawsuit against UNITE HERE, the International Brotherhood of the Teamsters, and the Change to Win coalition. Calling the company’s complaint “sprawling” and “larded,” […]
Press Releases November 18, 2009
Hundreds to march through downtown to protect affordable Healthcare Morgan Stanley-owned hotel’s attack on worker health sparks outrage What: "Oakland Workers Rising" – March to protect healthcare for working families Where: Rally in front of the Oakland Downtown Marriott, 1001 Broadway, kicks off march at 4.30pm. The march will move to Frank Ogawa Plaza where […]
Press Releases February 4, 2010
Anaheim, CA – Disneyland Hotel Workers announced Thursday that they plan to engage in a water-only fast starting on Feb. 9, 2010. Workers say they are fasting for health and safety at work. While more than 2,000 hotel workers have been without the protection of a contract, workload and managerial pressure has increased and staffing […]
Press Releases April 20, 2011
Los Angeles, CA – More than 140 campus dining workers at Loyola Marymount University (LMU) have won union representation, choosing to join UNITE HERE Local 11. Campus dining workers at LMU, the largest Catholic university on the West Coast, are employees of the multinational food service company Sodexo. After a hard-fought campaign, the campus dining […]
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