The cleaning workers' protests began in the summer of 2003 when the UWA publicized that workers were making $4 an hour at Camden Years under the subcontractor Aramark. Orioles owner Peter Angelos made a promise that cleaners would be paid a living wage, according to UWA spokesperson Tom Kertes. In 2004, Aramark was fired and Knight Facilities Management was contracted and agreed to a Code of Conduct. However, the workers are still only paid $7 per hour. In March 2006, the UWA had productive discussions with Knight about working with a workers cooperative. UWA workers traveled to Washington today "to spread the word and build our organization," said Kertes.

United Workers Association's Cooperative Proposal:
livingwagescoop.org/