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# Janitors Rally Outside The Water Garden as Contract Talks Stall
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/050808-story/
- Published: 2008-05-08T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-25T00:02:05.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Government & Politics, Downtown, #archive-import

TAKING IT TO THE STREETS Kevin Herrera Janitors with the Service Employees International Union Local 1877 held a rally outside The Water Garden on Wednesday after contract talks with commercial real estate management companies stalled. Janitors on the Westside of Los Angeles are asking for the same pay and benefits that their counterparts make in Downtown Los Angeles and other areas. Members of the union voted to go on strike Wednesday and plan to stage rallies throughout the Westside, including Santa Monica, which is home to a number of large, high-rent commercial developments.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on May 8, 2008.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/050808.pdf?ref=smdp.com)