Skyway March Calling on St. Paul Building Owners to #CleanUpYourGreed

A group of workers and supporters took to the skyway to draw attention to Madison Equities, the largest landowner in downtown St. Paul. Organizers allege that Madison Equities uses a janitorial contractor with a history of labor violations. In many cases, janitors are being misclassified as contractors as a way to avoid new labor standards.

Without vigorous enforcement and engagement with the community, these issues will likely persist.

Filiberto Nolasco Gomez is a former union organizer and former editor of Minneapolis based Workday Minnesota, the first online labor news publication in the state. Filiberto focused on longform and investigative journalism. He has covered topics including prison labor, labor trafficking, and union fights in the Twin Cities.