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  • 22 Jul 2013 8:19 PM | IJCSA - (Administrator)

    A heroic Bronx immigrant who desperately tried to save his extended family from one of the deadliest fires in the city’s recent history has been fired for stealing thousands of dollars from a public school.

    It’s a stunning fall from grace for Bandiougou Magassa, 48, who last made headlines after rushing inside a four-story home on Woodycrest Ave. in a failed attempt to save an adult relative and eight children undefined five of them nieces and nephews.



    Read more at Daily News
  • 22 Jul 2013 8:19 PM | IJCSA - (Administrator)

    A heroic Bronx immigrant who desperately tried to save his extended family from one of the deadliest fires in the city’s recent history has been fired for stealing thousands of dollars from a public school.

    It’s a stunning fall from grace for Bandiougou Magassa, 48, who last made headlines after rushing inside a four-story home on Woodycrest Ave. in a failed attempt to save an adult relative and eight children undefined five of them nieces and nephews.



    Read more at Daily News
  • 22 Jul 2013 8:16 PM | IJCSA - (Administrator)

     undefined The state plans to rebid janitorial contracts for three office buildings after the winning bidder dropped out.

    JJG Cleaning Services bid on 10 contracts for cleaning services and won eight of them. But Department of Administration spokesman Andy Mills said the company terminated three of the contracts "due to workload and staffing issues," the Juneau Empire reported

    More at Tri-City Herald


    Read more here: http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2013/07/15/2470982/state-plans-to-rebid-janitorial.html#storylink=cpy

  • 02 Dec 2012 5:30 PM | IJCSA - (Administrator)
    The 300 union custodians on the chopping block at O'Hare Airport because of a controversial $99 million janitorial contract are not the only maintenance workers being dumped.

    Fifty-four custodians charged with cleaning Chicago Public libraries are also getting their walking papers, effective Friday.

    Glenda Thomas, 47, who has worked for 17 years at the Hegewisch branch, reported to the Department of Fleet and Facilities Management on Friday morning to drop off her ID card and keys.

    More at source: WLS 890AM

  • 02 Dec 2012 5:29 PM | IJCSA - (Administrator)
     

    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..

    More at source: CBS
  • 20 Nov 2012 7:12 PM | IJCSA - (Administrator)
    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.,

    More at source: Fox News
  • 20 Nov 2012 7:10 PM | IJCSA - (Administrator)

    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.

    More at source: News Channel 5

  • 20 Nov 2012 7:09 PM | IJCSA - (Administrator)
    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.

    More at source: MV-Voice
  • 12 Nov 2012 1:20 PM | IJCSA - (Administrator)

    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.


    Read more at source: Fox Business
  • 12 Nov 2012 1:18 PM | IJCSA - (Administrator)
    /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

    More at source: Sacremento Bee


    Read more here: http://www.sacbee.com/2012/11/05/4962624/universal-services-of-america.html#storylink=cpy

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