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    Six ABM Janitors Celebrate Graduating the Green Janitor Education Program

    May 11, 2022 /

    We have been collaborating with Unico Properties LLC to bring the Green Janitor Education Program to downtown Portland. Recently we celebrated six janitors of ABM Janitorial at the Moda Tower completing the program! The Green Janitor Education Program provides education in green building practices to meet the latest energy, water, and green initiative standards. It covers topics like: Energy efficiency Recycling Waste management Water conservation …and other sustainable and green cleaning practices   “Our janitorial staff are the eyes and ears of the building, and they are absolutely essential to the successful, sustainable operations of our properties.” –Keren Eichen, Unico Properties Director, Real Estate Services     The Green Janitor…

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    The good, the bad, and the ugly: how CRE decisionmakers are standing up to COVID-19 – or not

    April 8, 2020 /

    Shorenstein Realty Services, Unico Properties, Nike, and Intel are stepping up to ensure that the essential workers who clean their properties—janitors—are able to support their families during this crisis and are helping to mitigate the health risks and financial impacts of COVID-19 by investing in responsible union janitorial contractors.

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Recent Posts

  • Six ABM Janitors Celebrate Graduating the Green Janitor Education Program May 11, 2022
  • Investing in our workplaces…and our communities July 11, 2021
  • Portland-area janitors are taking action to win good jobs and urge decision-makers to hire responsible contractors June 21, 2021
  • Janitors call on Harrison Square Owners to Build Back Better  June 20, 2021
  • Portland Janitors and Security Officers Win Guaranteed Job-Quality Standards in Broadway Corridor Development September 23, 2020

Our Campaign

As the national movement for good jobs and fair wages swells, janitors, security officers, and airport workers from across the country are standing up to raise standards and improve jobs for all workers in our communities.

Locally in Portland and SW Washington, janitors, security officers, and airport workers have joined together to raise standards, improve jobs, and highlight the issues associated with irresponsible janitorial and security contractors such as high-turnover, low pay, lack of dependability, lack of affordable healthcare, and all-around lower standards.

By using responsible contractors in their market, building owners and other clients of subcontractors can take steps to ensure that subcontracted workers hold safe, good jobs and are treated with respect. Responsible contracting reduces the risk of labor disruption and lowers turnover—thereby increasing efficiency and workplace stability—by providing fair wages and benefits that workers deserve.

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