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14 arrested in front of Chevron Building!
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Houston, TX - Wednesday, November 15th.
To shouts of "Si se puede!" and "No justice! No Peace!" 14 supporters of the striking janitors were arrested after they handcuffed themselves together, sat down and blocked a doorway to the Chevron building in downtown Houston. The protesters were surrounded by trash bags while other supporters taped up signs on the glass windows and on the revolving door they were blocking while a crowd of 300-400 looked on, screaming, cheering and chanting. The signs said" Chevron: What would you do with $14 billion? Support health care for janitors!" The 14$ billion was a reference to Chevron's reported profits last year.
Many of the arrested were SEIU members from other cities including, San Diego, Cleveland, Chicago and New York.
The action was pulled off with few glitches as the crowd of 300-400 firs tmarched around to the other side of the Chevron building to create a diversion while the 14 quickly set up, handcuffed themsleves and positioned themselves acroos the entrance to a set of revolving glass doors. Security inside the building was unable to stop them.
Chevron's building is contracted to be cleaned by one of the companies the janitors' union is on strike against. The protest targeted Chevron becaused they refuse to intervene in the dispute, claiming that the low pay and lack of benefits is an issue between the union and the cleaning companies. This, despite the fact that Chevron is a large and very influential corporation in Houston and, if they took a principled stand they could help resolve the strike which is now in it's fourth week.
The 14 should be released on bond by tommorow morning. More cicil disobedience will folow this week...
To shouts of "Si se puede!" and "No justice! No Peace!" 14 supporters of the striking janitors were arrested after they handcuffed themselves together, sat down and blocked a doorway to the Chevron building in downtown Houston. The protesters were surrounded by trash bags while other supporters taped up signs on the glass windows and on the revolving door they were blocking while a crowd of 300-400 looked on, screaming, cheering and chanting. The signs said" Chevron: What would you do with $14 billion? Support health care for janitors!" The 14$ billion was a reference to Chevron's reported profits last year.
Many of the arrested were SEIU members from other cities including, San Diego, Cleveland, Chicago and New York.
The action was pulled off with few glitches as the crowd of 300-400 firs tmarched around to the other side of the Chevron building to create a diversion while the 14 quickly set up, handcuffed themsleves and positioned themselves acroos the entrance to a set of revolving glass doors. Security inside the building was unable to stop them.
Chevron's building is contracted to be cleaned by one of the companies the janitors' union is on strike against. The protest targeted Chevron becaused they refuse to intervene in the dispute, claiming that the low pay and lack of benefits is an issue between the union and the cleaning companies. This, despite the fact that Chevron is a large and very influential corporation in Houston and, if they took a principled stand they could help resolve the strike which is now in it's fourth week.
The 14 should be released on bond by tommorow morning. More cicil disobedience will folow this week...
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