Ex-Twitter janitors are suing Elon Musk's company for over $100,000 in back pay, saying they face 'extreme hardship' after being 'left jobless on Christmas Eve'
It requires new building managers to keep employees for a 90-day transition period, and beyond that if their performance is considered satisfactory.
The janitors say they had their contracts terminated on December 19 — 53 days after Musk bought Twitter — meaning they were"left jobless on Christmas Eve," the suit says. The eleven plaintiffs earned around $25 to $30 an hour, and some had been cleaning Twitter's office since 2015.Twitter then hired a new cleaning contractor, called Nexgen, in February.The janitors' union, 32BJ SEIU, wrote to Nexgen's president advising him of the obligation to employ them under the DBSWPA, but he never responded, according to the suit. Lucy Calderon, one of the former janitors, said in a:"My colleagues and I have faced extreme hardship after losing our jobs.
She added that she'd been rationing pills after losing healthcare benefits, and many of the janitors are single parents who are the main breadwinners.We have laws in NYC that protect workers from the arbitrary whims of billionaires," said 32BJ SEIU President Manny Pastreich.Insider contacted Twitter for comment. The company responded with an automated message that didn't address the inquiry.Sign up for notifications from Insider! Stay up to date with what you want to know.
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