Dive Summary:

• Non-union retail janitors employed by several major retailers have gone on a 48- hour strike, which was announced June 10th. The retail janitors picketed Tuesday at Target’s flagship downtown Minneapolis store seeking the right to unionize from the subcontractors that employ them.
• The workers are employees of several major retailers including Target, Kohl’s Kmart, Sears and Home Depot, according to a source.
• A total of roughly 30 of the retail janitors from 25 separate stores picketed Tuesday, total nearly 250 people throughout the day.

From the article:

OSHA complaints filed by workers say that the employers failed to provide proper safety training and equipment to protect workers from the powerful chemicals they use. Another complaint said retailers locked janitors in stores at night while they cleaned. One of the companies recently settled a lawsuit accusing them of failing to pay overtime wages. ...