Justice for Janitors: The Diffusion of an Organizing Model

DeFreitas, Gregory. “Can Unions Win at Region-wide Low-wage Organizing? A Conversation with Hector Figueroa of ‘Justice for Janitors.’” Regional Labor Review 4 (Fall 2001): 12-22. Gregory DeFreitas’ interview with Hector Figueroa, then Secretary-Treasurer of SEIU Local 32BJ in NYC (and currently the local’s Commercial Division Director), focuses on the East Coast Justice for Janitors (JFJ) […]

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