{"id":499147,"date":"2022-10-08T02:55:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-07T23:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/facebook-janitors-protest-layoffs-and-labor-practices-in-bay-area-strike-with-no-end-in-sight\/"},"modified":"2022-10-08T02:55:00","modified_gmt":"2022-10-07T23:55:00","slug":"facebook-janitors-protest-layoffs-and-labor-practices-in-bay-area-strike-with-no-end-in-sight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/facebook-janitors-protest-layoffs-and-labor-practices-in-bay-area-strike-with-no-end-in-sight\/","title":{"rendered":"#: Facebook janitors protest layoffs and labor practices in Bay Area strike \u2014 with no end in sight"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a50b4ffc3037\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a50b4ffc3037\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/facebook-janitors-protest-layoffs-and-labor-practices-in-bay-area-strike-with-no-end-in-sight\/#%E2%80%9C_Facebook_janitors_protest_layoffs_and_labor_practices_in_Bay_Area_strike_%E2%80%94_with_no_end_in_sight%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;: Facebook janitors protest layoffs and labor practices in Bay Area strike \u2014 with no end in sight&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/facebook-janitors-protest-layoffs-and-labor-practices-in-bay-area-strike-with-no-end-in-sight\/#About_250_janitors_from_Meta_Platforms_buildings_in_the_Bay_Area_went_on_strike_this_week_protesting_layoffs_and_more\" >About 250 janitors from Meta Platforms&#8217; buildings in the Bay Area went on strike this week, protesting layoffs and more<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/facebook-janitors-protest-layoffs-and-labor-practices-in-bay-area-strike-with-no-end-in-sight\/#Levi_Sumagaysay\" >Levi Sumagaysay<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9C_Facebook_janitors_protest_layoffs_and_labor_practices_in_Bay_Area_strike_%E2%80%94_with_no_end_in_sight%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;: Facebook janitors protest layoffs and labor practices in Bay Area strike \u2014 with no end in sight&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__subhead\" itemprop=\"alternativeHeadline\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"About_250_janitors_from_Meta_Platforms_buildings_in_the_Bay_Area_went_on_strike_this_week_protesting_layoffs_and_more\"><\/span>\n  About 250 janitors from Meta Platforms&#8217; buildings in the Bay Area went on strike this week, protesting layoffs and more<br \/>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"column column--full article__content\">\n<div class=\"article__side\">\n<div class=\"container--sticky not-active\">\n<div id=\"cx-next\" data-nosnippet>\n              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"js-article__body\" class=\"article__body article-wrap at16-col16 barrons-article-wrap crawler\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" data-sbid=\"WP-MKTW-0001254694\" role=\"document\">\n<div class=\"barrons-article-ad-wrapper\">\n<div data-track=\"barrons-article-ad-wrap\" class=\"barrons-article-ad sticky_item\">\n<div class=\"barrons-main-article-ad-target sticky_target body_ad\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div data-layout=\"\n                inline\" data-layout-mobile=\"\" class=\"\n          media-object\n          type-InsetArticleReader\n              \n              inline\n  article__inset\n          article__inset--type-InsetArticleReader\n              article__inset--inline\n  \"><\/p>\n<div class=\"media-object-article-reader\">\n<div class=\"audioplayer\" data-sbid=\"WP-MKTW-0001254694\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"Listen to Article\" tabindex=\"-1\" id=\"articlereader\" data-show-title=\"false\" data-theme=\"wsj-article-reader\" data-show-header=\"false\" data-show-subscribe=\"false\" data-ads-enabled=\"true\" data-save-publication=\"false\">\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>       About 250 unionized janitors from Meta Platforms Inc.\u2019s buildings in the Bay Area went on strike this week, imploring the parent company of <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> and Instagram to \u201chonor the commitment they made to their working people\u201d and urging their direct employer to bargain in good faith.<\/p>\n<p> They picketed Friday in front of the Meta<br \/>\n        META,<br \/>\n        <bg-quote field=\"percentchange\" format=\"0,000.00%\" channel=\"\/zigman2\/quotes\/205064656\/composite\" class=\"negative\">-4.04%<\/bg-quote><br \/>\n       buildings in Burlin<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>, Calif., protesting layoffs and what they say are unfair labor practices by their direct employer, SBM Management Services \u2014 including allegedly bringing in non-union temporary workers to clean Meta\u2019s buildings. They have also been picketing at the company\u2019s headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., and offices in San Francisco this week.<\/p>\n<div class=\"paywall\">\n       Meta uses vendors to employ janitors, security guards and other service workers. SBM took over as Meta\u2019s janitorial vendor this summer, and last month laid off about 40% of the workforce. The previous vendor had employed 368 janitors. <\/p>\n<p>The layoffs have increased workloads and resulted in changes in work shifts and conditions for the remaining janitors, the janitors and their unions say.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, about 60 San Francisco-based janitors started their strike, according to SEIU Local 87, the union that represents them. On Wednesday, about 200 janitors who work in Menlo Park and Burlingame joined them in solidarity, according to the SEIU-United Service Workers West, which represents them. <\/p>\n<p>The labor strife among Meta\u2019s service workers comes as the company is <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/meta-and-google-are-cutting-staff-just-dont-mention-layoffs-11663778729?mod=article_inline\" class=\"icon none\">reportedly<\/a> considering cutting employees it directly employs as it looks to slash costs. Meta Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said earlier this year that the company is entering \u201cone of the worst downturns\u201d in its history.<\/p>\n<div data-layout=\"inline\n                \" data-layout-mobile=\"\" class=\"\n          media-object\n          type-InsetPullQuote\n            inline\n    scope-web|mobileapps\n  article__inset\n          article__inset--type-InsetPullQuote\n            article__inset--inline\n  \"><\/p>\n<div class=\"wsj-article-pullquote article__inset__pullquote \">\n<p class=\"pullquote-content article__inset__pullquote__quote\">\n        <span class=\"l-qt article__inset__pullquote__mark--left\">\u201c<\/span>\u2018The truth is, you know that we live from paycheck to paycheck.\u2019<span class=\"r-qt article__inset__pullquote__mark--right\">\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>        <small><br \/>\n          <span class=\"inset-author article__inset__pullquote__author\">\u2014 Meta janitor<\/span><br \/>\n        <\/small><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>       One Meta janitor, who requested anonymity, was laid off last month, but was called back to work less than 10 days later. Almost immediately, he said, he noticed several non-union temp workers working with him \u2014 echoing other janitors who have told MarketWatch the same. <\/p>\n<p> He was walking the picket line Friday in Burlingame. He said he is willing to strike for as long as it takes, even though it will be tough because striking workers are not getting paid. \u201cHopefully it will be resolved quickly,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Another Meta janitor on the picket line, who also requested that her name be withheld, said she doesn\u2019t want a prolonged strike. \u201cThe truth is, you know that we live from paycheck to paycheck,\u201d she told MarketWatch.<\/p>\n<p>But the parties involved are accusing one another of not engaging in good faith, and of various other violations, including violence. In San Francisco, Local 87 late last month filed an unfair-labor practice charge with the National Labor Relations Board against SBM, and SBM has filed an unfair-labor practice charge against the union. Luis Fuentes, division director for SEIU-USWW, said his union has just filed a grievance against SBM as well as an unfair-labor practice charge.<\/p>\n<div id=\"cx-membership-tile\"><\/div>\n<p>SBM, meanwhile, is claiming that the unions are refusing to set meeting dates to resolve the issue, an allegation the unions deny.<\/p>\n<p>Meta spokesman Tracy Clayton said SBM has assured the tech giant that \u201call impacted janitors had comparable jobs with no disruption to pay or benefits.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>SBM spokeswoman Jennifer Kerns said the company \u201cis not using non-union temp workers to replace laid-off union employees.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>But several janitors who have spoken with MarketWatch since the layoffs in September, and their unions, dispute that. Fuentes said, \u201cWe have several dozen janitors who are not working because they were laid off, while they have non-union janitors doing work inside the buildings.\u201d He added: \u201cAt this point, between Meta and SBM, they\u2019re playing hot potato with who\u2019s doing what.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In San Francisco, SEIU Local 87 alleges, replacement workers assaulted several striking janitors on the picket line on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Kerns, the SBM spokeswoman, said: \u201cWe condemn in the strongest possible terms any type of abuse or harassment of anyone on the job, especially any member of the SBM team. Allegations that SBM has allowed or caused employees to be harmed or put at risk physically are emphatically and indisputably false.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Janitors who have spoken to MarketWatch say they have also experienced other changes since the layoffs, including being asked to work different shifts and losing their healthcare benefits. One woman, who asked not to be named, said when she tried to schedule a procedure, her medical provider told her she did not have coverage.<\/p>\n<p>Kerns said two individuals lost their healthcare benefits because of an administrative error, and that the issue has been resolved. <\/p>\n<p>But Fuentes, of the SEIU-USWW, said the union knows of more than two janitors whose healthcare benefits were disrupted, and that the union is still trying to determine whether all the janitors have gotten their benefits restored.<\/p>\n<p>The SEIU-USWW\u2019s Facebook page was also unavailable for 36 hours earlier this week. The union said Wednesday it believed this was \u201can outrageous and unethical reaction by Meta\u201d to the labor dispute between SEIU-USWW and SBM. Meta spokesman Clayton said, \u201cIt looks like we made a mistake and removed content they posted that did not go against our Community Standards. Upon discovery, \u00a0we apologized and restored the content and removed any blocks related to this incorrect action.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, the union was still unable to post anything on its page. After MarketWatch contacted Facebook, the company restored the SEIU-USWW\u2019s ability to post on its page, according to the union.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"byline article__byline\">\n<p>    <span>By<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"author mobile-scrim hasMenu\" data-scrim='{\"type\":\"author\",\"header\":\"Levi Sumagaysay\",\"subhead\":\"The Wall Street Journal\",\"list\":[{\"type\":\"link\",\"icon\":\"bio\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.marketwatch.com\/author\/levi-sumagaysay\",\"text\":\"Biography\"},{\"type\":\"link\",\"icon\":\"twitter\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/levisu\",\"text\":\"@levisu\"},{\"type\":\"link\",\"icon\":\"email\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/www.marketwatch.com\/news\/mailto:levi.sumagaysay@marketwatch.com\",\"text\":\"levi.sumagaysay@marketwatch.com\"}]}' itemscope itemprop=\"author\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\">\n<h4 itemprop=\"name\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Levi_Sumagaysay\"><\/span>Levi Sumagaysay<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><ufc-follow-author-widget product=\"marketwatch\" author-id=\"236_MW\" author-name=\"Levi Sumagaysay\" signin-url=\"https:\/\/accounts.marketwatch.com\/login?target=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.marketwatch.com%2Fstory%2Ffacebook-janitors-protest-layoffs-and-labor-practices-in-bay-area-strike-with-no-end-in-sight-11665186911%3Frss%3D1%26siteid%3Drss\" panda-api=\"https:\/\/follow-api.marketwatch.com\"><\/ufc-follow-author-widget><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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