{"id":867,"date":"2018-03-12T23:09:12","date_gmt":"2018-03-12T23:09:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/seiu6.org\/?p=867"},"modified":"2021-10-16T07:43:17","modified_gmt":"2021-10-16T07:43:17","slug":"washington-state-to-study-janitorial-workload","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seiu6.org\/es\/2018\/03\/12\/washington-state-to-study-janitorial-workload\/","title":{"rendered":"Washington State to Study Janitorial Workload"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

SEIU6 Janitors have been speaking out on workload in recent months, and Olympia is listening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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SEIU6 fights for janitors in Olympia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

On January 15, three of our union janitors testified in the senate to let lawmakers know what janitors know all too well: that extreme workloads put janitors’ health and safety at risk. After the senate testimony, a budget proviso passed in the Washington State legislature to study the physical impacts of janitorial workload.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis study is urgently needed, especially for women janitors. Many of us work alone at night and face impossible workloads with ill-fitting equipment like vacuum backpacks that can weigh more than 30 pounds. I am grateful to the State of Washington for recognizing the need to study what we janitors have known for a long time\u2014that heavy workloads put us in danger.\u201d\u2014Maria de Lourdes Carrillo S\u00e1nchez, SEIU6 Janitor<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As of now, some Seattle janitors clean as much as 50,264 square feet per night\u2014roughly the equivalent of 34 houses for each janitor per shift. Work intensification has resulted in many janitors working alone, putting them at additional risk for injury. Isolation compounds the risk of sexual harassment for women janitors, many of whom are undocumented. Janitorial workload also presents a gender equity issue in that women make up about 1\/3 of the janitorial workforce but account for 1\/2 of compensable workers\u2019 compensation claims.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The budget proviso will order the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries to study current square footage requirements and assess the impacts on janitors\u2019 health and safety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s frustrating when you have to go to work every night knowing that you can\u2019t get any help. I have to put a lot of physical effort into cleaning bathrooms, and when you\u2019re almost 60 years old, that\u2019s not an easy thing to do.\u201d \u2014Kim Lee, Former SEIU6 Janitor<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur union has persisted in getting the legislature\u2019s attention on this vital issue for our members. When we protect janitors from workplace injuries, we\u2019re protecting their ability to earn a living, to be there for their families, and to retire with dignity. It\u2019s a long road, but this study is an important step.\u201d\u2014Zenia Javalera, SEIU6 Secretary-Treasurer<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

SEIU6 Janitors have been speaking out on workload in recent months, and Olympia is listening.<\/p>\n

<\/a>SEIU6 fights for janitors in Olympia<\/p>\n

On January 15, three of our union janitors testified in the senate to let lawmakers know what janitors know all too well: that extreme workloads put janitors’ health and safety at risk. After the senate testimony, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[3,7],"class_list":["post-867","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-olympia","tag-front-featured","tag-front-recent"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nWashington State to Study Janitorial Workload - SEIU6<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/seiu6.org\/es\/2018\/03\/12\/washington-state-to-study-janitorial-workload\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"es_ES\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Washington State to Study Janitorial Workload - SEIU6\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"SEIU6 Janitors have been speaking out on workload in recent months, and Olympia is listening. 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