Federal contract worker and 32BJ SEIU member Faye Smith spoke to MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell about the impact of the shutdown - click here to watch the video. 

SIGN TO SUPPORT HARDWORKING 32BJ SEIU JANITORS AND SECURITY OFFICERS WHO KEEP OUR FEDERAL BUILDINGS SAFE

Congress and the Administration must make sure that 32BJ members who are contracted workers, like other government workers, are able to get back pay so they can pay the bills that piled up during the shutdown. Unlike direct government employees, federally contracted workers have not received back pay in previous shutdowns. 

The shutdown created more suffering for 32BJ members and hardworking people by the day. We are relieved that the government is set to reopen but we will not give up the fight until our members and other federally contracted workers get the back pay the President promised and they deserve.

Decent Americans like Faye Smith—a 32BJ SEIU member who has gone without pay for weeks— will continue to speak out and demand respect and work to restore some sanity in our politics. 

Sign this petition to show your support for these hardworking janitors and security officers who keep federal buildings clean and safe! Let's get federal contract workers the back pay they deserve.