Wesleyan Custodians Protest Working Conditions, Employee Cuts

Custodial workers responsible for cleaning dormitories at Wesleyan University spent their lunch hour this past Friday protesting outside the university president’s office.

The workers, who are employed by Shelton-based Sun Services, are saying their employer is subjecting them to unfair hikes in responsibilities while some of their staff are being downsized, The Middletown Press reported.

The newspaper also reported that the workers are being demanded to work in high-rise dorms, while using noxious chemicals  and without proper ventilation.

Sun employs 60 workers at Wesleyan and the Press reported that roughly 40 of them showed up to march outside the office of President Michael Roth, donned in their royal blue polo shirts and chanting calls for “respect.”