Janitors who lost jobs during WGA strike join picket line

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By Natasha Chen
Thu, June 15, 2023 at 7:56 PM CDT·3 min read

Several hundred janitors marched to join writers on the picket line outside Sony Pictures and Amazon Studios Thursday, as some custodial staff have lost their jobs while productions are halted.

According SEIU United Service Workers West, about 50 of its members in the Los Angeles area have been laid off so far. The union did not have an estimate for impacts on custodial workers in other major filming hubs like Georgia and New York.

Natalia Lopez, a single mom who has cleaned offices at Paramount Studios for seven years, said she was asked not to come into work. She has been unemployed for five days, while other coworkers were laid off earlier. She joined hundreds of janitors marching through Culver City in solidarity with writers.

“Right now, I’m spending money from the little savings that I have. If there’s no work, there’s no money. We’re losing $20.74 per hour,” Lopez said, “Food now is just the basics, like just rice and beans.”

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