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This
building at 12th and K has the expectant air of a rocket about to
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Which
was not exactly what happened next, but what did occur was equally
exciting. This architectural idea of having an atrium just inside
a building provides a wonderful space for public outcry. How many
people get to walk into their workplace and make their demands known
in this loud and colorful way? |
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Security
at 12th and K was alert but nonviolent. (see back left). Guillermo
Durgin, SEIU Local 250, foreground. The cleaning contractor for this
building is Ferrari Building Maintenance. |
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It's
hard to explain the feeling one had as a participant here. "Having
a voice in the workplace" is a reason for which people join unions,
but you are not often so acutely aware of all the people that make
up that voice as when they are gathered together in one place. When
that "one place" is their worksite, the element of "who's
got the power?" enters into the equation as well. This event
was a temporary "taking possession of the building" and
enabled one to imagine how it would feel to be a workplace participant
instead of a wage-slave. |
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Mike
Garcia, President of Local 1877 addressed the crowd in the building
at 12th and K, 1201 K St. |
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