A janitorial company that last year faced accusations of wage theft from its employees, prompting Palo Alto to firm up its labor standards, secured this month a new five-year deal to clean up local parks, garages and public buildings.
A janitorial company that last year faced accusations of wage theft from its employees, prompting Palo Alto to firm up its labor standards, secured this month a new five-year deal to clean up local parks, garages and public buildings.
Last March, Palo Alto s elected officials heard an appeal from workers who spend plenty of time in City Hall but who rarely appear at City Council meetings: janitors and their union allies. Their concern? Wage theft in the city.