For over two decades, SEIU's Justice for Janitors movement has helped low-wage workers achieve social and economic justice and earn broad-based support from the public as well as religious, political and community leaders.

The following videos help tell the story of decades of hard-working janitors uniting for fair working conditions with support from their communities.

For the striking janitors of Los Angeles, June 15, 1990 was supposed to be just another day of standing up for their rights to form a union and trying to improve their lives and the lives of their families.

A compilation of Justice for Janitors campaigns and actions in cities spanning the U.S. (1990 through 2006):

MIAMI

After incredible sacrifice, janitors in Miami won for both Miami janitors and UNICCO workers worldwide--they ratified a contract that included a 30 percent wage increase, nine holidays, paid personal days and vacation. SEIU also won a national agreement with UNICCO to organize 3,000 workers in the U.S. and Canada.

MINNESOTA

Janitors of SEIU Local 26 fight for fair wages in a green economy. In the Twin Cities, janitors and activists joined together to authorize a strike against US Bank and tell Wells Fargo to stop playing 'Monopoly' with their lives.

HOUSTON

Austraberta Rodriguez has been a janitor in Houston for over 30 years. In 2006, she shared her story with us. At that time, most Houston janitors were paid just $20 a day, with no benefits--exceptionally low wages that represented a real threat to the economic viability of the city.

Since the making of this video, Austraberta and other Houston janitors took part in a 2006 strike that enabled them to double their income through increased wages and working hours. The historic strike also led to the creation of the Houston Service Workers Clinic, which has been praised as a model for delivering effective, low-cost health care to Houston workers.

CINCINNATI

Craig Jones was a key leader in the Cincinnati Justice for Janitors Campaign, a city-wide property service contract that doubled the income of nearly 1,200 janitors. Below, Jones talks about his experiences working as janitor for cleaning contractor Professional Maintenance, when he was paid just $6.85 an hour.

Since joining SEIU, Craig has made community organizing his second full-time job.

Over 225,000 janitors in more than 30 cities throughout the U.S. and Canada have united in SEIU, America's largest union of property services workers. To view, share and embed many more SEIU Justice for Janitors videos, check out our YouTube playlist here.

More on SEIU's Justice for Janitors campaign here: http://seiu.me/j4j20