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Delaware Residents: Tell DART and Wilmington to Drop Irresponsible Contractor
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    1. Executive Director, DART (+ 5 others)
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      • Executive Director, DART (Stephen B. Kingsberry)
      • Chair, Senate Energy & Transit Committee (Harris B. McDowell III)
      • Chair, House Transportation Committee (William J. Carson)
      • Chief of Police, Wilmington (Michael J. Szczerba)
      • President, City Council (Norman D. Griffiths)
      • Mayor, Wilmington (James Baker)
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    SEIU Local 32BJ Mid-Atlantic District
About this Petition Petition Letter
Why This Is Important

DART First State, Delaware's public transit agency, currently uses Elite Building Services, a company with more than $240,000 in outstanding federal tax liens, to clean its administrative offices and operational facilities in New Castle County. Elite is also the janitorial subcontractor at the city-owned Public Safety Building in downtown Wilmington. Send a letter to DART and Wilmington now and tell them to drop this irresponsible contractor!

Elite has a history of unpaid federal taxes. It has more than $240,000 in outstanding federal tax liens. And the company has been accused by current and former employees of turning a deaf ear to workers when they complain about working conditions.

Meet Melvina Faison, who while working for Elite had to rely on a City of Wilmington van from the St. Francis Hospital for her medical care. She earned $7.75 an hour and could not afford the health plan that Elite offered.

Meet Brenda Rivera. She was transferred from a site she had worked at for two years, after complaining about late paychecks.

Tell DART and Wilmington to stop using Elite.

- As a public agency that draws 80 percent of its funding from state and federal taxpayers, DART should not use tax delinquents that do not respect its workers.

- As the headquarters of Wilmington's law enforcement, the Public Safety Building should not be cleaned by a tax scofflaw.

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Please Drop Irresponsible Contractor

Greetings

I am outraged to learn that DART First State may be using a tax scofflaw to clean its facilities in New Castle County, and the same company is a janitorial subcontractor at the Public Safety Building in downtown Wilmington.

Elite Building Services has a history of unpaid federal taxes. It has more than $240,000 in outstanding federal tax liens. And the company has been accused by current and former employees of turning a deaf ear to workers when they complain about working conditions.

A former employee had to rely on charity care from a hospital van while working for Elite. A current worker was transferred to a different worksite after she complained about late paychecks. Elite’s treatment of its workers is not consistent with the conduct of a responsible contractor.

As public agencies funded mostly by taxpayer dollars, DART and Wilmington should not use tax delinquents that do not respect its workers. I urge you not to renew contracts with Elite, and to seek a low bidder that is also responsible.

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