Houston janitors organized with SEIU Texas ratified a new contract with cleaning companies on Saturday. The contract includes significant wage increases for the over 3,000 janitors represented by SEIU Texas, bringing full-time janitors to at least $15 an hour and part-time janitors to at least $14.10 an hour by the end of the four-year contract.This marks the largest wage increase since SEIU Texas was founded.
""Now it will be easier for me to provide for my family," said Zacarias Tzul, Houston janitor, "and will help me have more time to spend with them.""We won a better salary, better benefits, and better hours," said Maria Zamudio, Houston janitor. "I’m proud of this contract and of all my coworkers who worked so hard for it.
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