Randy Parraz

"We can all relate to it in that it's a part of collective bargaining with managers, who are not happy," said Randy Parraz, an AFL-CIO national field representative based in Phoenix."It's a whole issue of power and who will call the shots."

Businesses in Arizona traditionally have called most of the shots.The Grand Canyon State is one of 22 right-to-work states, meaning workers can't be forced to join a union.And while the AFL-CIO says it has added 400,000 members nationwide during the past year, organized labor has lost some muscle here in Arizona, according to the U.S. Department of Labor.

Although several Justice for Janitors organizers showed up at the meeting , the only labor official besides Earl who addressed the council was Randy Parraz , a field representative for the AFL-CIO.
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You have the power to level the playing field so that workers have a chance to choose to join a union or not , Parraz urged the council.Public officials should go the extra mile to let workers in this city organize without fear of intimidation or losing their jobs..

Randy Parraz, AFL-CIO Dept. of Field Mobilization, So Cal