MILPITAS: PRUDENTIAL WORKERS GO ON STRIKE (non-unionized shop)

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MILPITAS: PRUDENTIAL WORKERS GO ON STRIKE (non-unionized shop)

Source: Bay City News

MILPITAS (BCN)

More than 30 workers walked off the job Tuesday at two Milpitas facilities of Prudential Overall Supply, said officials with UNITE HERE.

Jason Oringer, a research coordinator for UNITE HERE, said that "30-some" employees of the national uniform service company went on strike after not making headway in improving work conditions.

Since June, UNITE HERE, a national union that represents more than 450,000 workers in the laundry industry, has been working with some Prudential employees to improve conditions as well as unionize.

snip He said that striking workers are not union members and in most cases have never walked out on a job before.

Read more: http://cbs5.com/localwire/localfsnews/bcn/2007/09/12/n/HeadlineNews/LAUNDRY-WORKER-STRIKE/resources_bcn_html

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