Union custodial workers employed by Scrub, Inc., are being pushed at O’Hare out after Emanuel awarded a new janitorial contract to United Maintenance, a non-union firm.

“I just refuse to go back to where I started. It took so long, and it was so hard to get there,” he said. “Fifteen dollars is like a lot to me, because nobody in my family never made that. I never went to college..

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When WGXA reports on death and crime, viewers get the straight facts of each case, but many times the gruesome details of what goes on behind the scenes are left out.

So, what happens when a dead body is left undiscovered? And who cleans up the mess when somebody finally shows up? The answer is the extreme cleaners.

To the cleaning techs from the X-Treme Cleaners Crime & Death scene Cleaning Services, blood and guts and decomposing bodies are just a few of the hazards on the job.

In a quiet Macon neighborhood X-Treme Cleaners Branch Manager Scott Griffin suits up in full HAZMAT gear as he prepares to enter a home where the remnants of decomposed body await him.,

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NASHVILLE, Tenn.- On Monday, a local company spent the morning giving back to the community and handing out free frozen turkeys to residents just in time for the Thanksgiving holiday.

Bestway Janitorial Services handed out 125 frozen turkeys to residents in North Nashville. Dozens of residents lined up along Buchanan Street to pick up their free Thanksgiving dinners. 2012 marked the 3rd year the company has offered up free turkeys to residents.

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After janitors protested job losses and pay cuts Thursday, city officials shifted the blame for the cuts onto the city's janitorial service providers.

The janitors say most of them lost their jobs and others lost most of their income in the city's recent switch to a non-union janitor service. About a dozen janitors held a small protest in front of City Hall on Thursday.

Just over a dozen workers held up banners that said, "Respect our contract" and "What do we want? Affordable healthcare." They urged the city to find a union janitorial service that could rehire them.

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W.W. Grainger Inc.'s (GWW) October daily sales rose 6% from a year earlier, benefiting from higher prices and sales of hurricane-related products.

The supplier of industrial goods ranging from lighting to janitorial products has generally posted increased earnings in recent quarters, aided by growing demand from businesses and institutions, such as hospitals and schools. The company is often considered a bellwether of the U.S. economy because of the breadth of its offerings. Grainger has also expanded its global footprint through acquisitions, including the Brazilian industrial-supplies distributor AnFreixo S.A. and European fastener firm Fabory Group.

Calif., Nov. 5, 2012 -- /PRNewswire/ -- Universal Services of America, one of the largest providers of security and janitorial services in the U.S., is proud to announce that they have acquired RJWestmore, Inc. For over 20 years, RJWestmore, Inc. has been providing safety and security solutions to commercial real estate companies across the

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The board of education made the decision Tuesday during a closed session portion of its meeting.

"The board is not interested in changing the way we currently provide custodian services," said Rick Kriesky, superintendent of Lexington City Schools.

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CLEVELAND - When Brian Davis walks up to the tombstone of Thomas Barber, who died in 1886 at the age of 85, he knows the simple devices in his hands will make a difference.

Barber's stone tablet features a cross near the top and is covered with dirt, lichens and mold in its spot near the treeline.

Davis sprays all sides with water, scrapes off the lichens with a broad Popsicle stick and rubs on the flat surfaces of the stone with a natural-bristle brush.

"This is just water and a brush," he emphasizes, as significant dirt is removed.

He employs light, circular motions, while also making sure he doesn't lean on or put undue pressure on the marker, which has been sitting in this spot for some 125 years.

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