Former Democratic vice presidential candidate John Edwards, Teamsters President James Hoffa and civil rights leaders marched with striking service workers today at the University of Miami. About a quarter of the 425 janitors and other contract workers employed by UNICCO Service Co. at the university have been on strike since early March. The workers want to organize as part of the Service Employees International Union and are demanding a pay hike.
See "Edwards, Hoffa Join Fla. University Strike", Tony Winton, San Francisco Chronicle, April 25, 2006