Columbus janitors held a prayer vigil downtown yesterday! They joined with local clergy to pray for

Columbus janitors held a prayer vigil downtown yesterday! They joined with local clergy to pray for justice for working families.

Full-time Columbus janitors are on average paid just $18,200 a year - and we know our city can do better. Right now, janitors are in the process of bargaining a new union contract to secure fair wages, full time work, and affordable healthcare. There’s a lot at stake: The concentrated poverty rate in Columbus has nearly doubled since 2000, and this can be attributed in large part to the proliferation of low wage, no-benefit jobs.