More than 364 janitors, groundskeepers and maintenance workers at the University of Miami voted “yes” to authorize a strike at a rally held at noon on Monday, Aug. 18. If no agreement is reached between ABM, UM’s cleaning contractor, and the employees’ union, the strike will occur after the current contract expires on August. 31, 2025. The workers employed by ABM are members of Service Employees International Union Local (SEIU) 32BJ. The union represents the staff who clean dorms, classrooms, UHealth medical facilities – including the Lennar Center and Sylvester Comprehensive Medical Center – and many other areas of campus. “Nosotros somos los empleados que estamos limpiando la universidad … porque nosotros trabajamos para ustedes” [We are the employees who clean the university … we work for you], said Candida, who is a custodian at the Shalala Student Center. She added that janitors need better salaries because life in Miami is extremely expensive, and their wages have not kept up...