Building Cleaners' Union in a Sweep ; Bergen Organizing Appears to Succeed

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Reyna Hernandez knows the power of persuasion.

A year ago, the 43-year-old Mexican immigrant said, most of the 12 cleaners at the upmarket Woodcliff Lake office building where she dusts, scrubs, and sweeps were uninterested in pushing for union representation.

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Building Cleaners' Union in a Sweep ; Bergen Organizing Appears to Succeed

But on Wednesday, she said, nine workers signed a petition asking their employer - Skyscraper Building Maintenance Services of Hackensack - to agree to a union contract. The deal would raise the wages of Hernandez - who is paid $5.25 an hour - ...

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