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Cisco Systems and their network of layoffs
Why is the fourth most profitable technology corporation in the world’s janitorial contracting corporation laying off janitors?
Janitors in California’s SEIU Local 1877 are fighting tech giant Cisco Systems’ mass layoffs. Since February, the Cisco’s janitorial services contractor, American Building Management, has laid off 75 janitors, more than 40 percent of its workforce.
Most of the workers are low-income immigrants and mothers. Janitors still on the job are suffering as well, forced to assume higher workloads that threaten health and safety.
Cisco has largely dodged responsibility, and blames the recession for the layoffs.
In times of recession you will often see corporations doing this. They do use the recession as an excuse. I’ve read about Whole Foods doing the same thing.
