Former Custodial Employee & Union Steward Victor Rosario Alleges Unjust Firing

Features • April 21 • Hope Cognata, Kealsy Rincón

For 17 years, former custodial employee Victor Rosario cleaned and maintained various University facilities. This past November, Rosario was fired as he attempted to return to work after recovering from a work-related injury, which he had sustained in his time at the University.  In 2022, Rosario sustained his first shoulder injury while taking out trash from the Science Library. He claims that he was the only custodial employee assigned to clean four floors of the building and its conference room, noting that this was a particularly strenuous work assignment for ...