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Custodians' Protest Nets A Dozen Arrests

WCBE 90.5FM | By Jim Letizia

Published November 1, 2013 at 7:22 AM EDT

Columbus police arrested 12 protestors downtown yesterday amid a contract dispute between local custodians and a contractor company, ABM. The Service Employees International Union says stalled contract talks make a strike imminent. Custodians in Cincinnati went on strike Thursday. Working hours and conditions are among the sticking points.Ten people were arrested during a similar protest last month.

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Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.

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