UNC housekeepers’ movement, 1991–1996

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1. April 14, 1930 Black janitors organize the UNC Janitors' Association Facing a threatened 10 percent pay cut, janitors Kennon Cheek, Frank Hairston, Elliot Washington and Melvin Rich organized the Janitors' Association, with Chee… People: Kennon CheekNames in Brick and Stone: Histories from UNC's Built Landscape: Cheek Clark Building
2. March 28, 1980 UNC housekeepers present grievances to the Physical Plant Thirty Physical Plant housekeeping assistants gave director Claude Swecker a list of grievances in Berryhill Hall, including the rehiring of Gene Alston, an or…Daily Tar Heel, March 31, 1980, page 3: Workers list grievances
3. 1991–1996 UNC Housekeepers organize for pay and respect UNC housekeepers formed the Housekeepers Association in 1991 and brought a class-action discrimination suit against the University over pay, advancement and tr…Daily Tar Heel, November 27, 1996, p. 1: UNC, Housekeepers near end of legal battle
4. November 26, 1996 UNC Housekeepers’ settlement is reached UNC administrators and leaders of the UNC Housekeepers Association signed a mediated agreement on November 26, 1996, meant to end the housekeepers' 5 1/2-year-…Daily Tar Heel, November 27, 1996, p. 1: UNC, Housekeepers near end of legal battle
5. January 28 – September 17, 1998 The University Laundry is renamed for housekeeping leaders Kennon Cheek and Rebecca Clark On January 28, 1998 the trustees voted to rename the 1920s University Laundry for Kennon Cheek and Rebecca Clark, who led campus housekeepers in the 1930s and … People: Rebecca Clark, Kennon CheekNames in Brick and Stone: Histories from UNC's Built Landscape: Cheek Clark Building
6. December 2022 UNC raises housekeepers' pay by 90 cents an hour Guskiewicz told the campus by email that housekeeping salaries would rise, with the amount set by position and experience and back pay to November 21, 2022. Ho…Search the index · WRAL: UNC housekeepers: Raise is 'a slap in the face'