Hewlett-Packard Co’s annual general meeting held Tuesday in Cupertino, California, had its farcical moments, reports the San Francisco Chronicle. First, the company insisted on admitting no latecomers, bolting the doors at 2 p.m. sharp and leaving late arriving shareholders fuming outside the door. One of those, who arrived only a few minutes late, turned out to be John Rose, nephew of company co-founder Bill Hewlett. This is ridiculous, he told the paper. Then a group of around 50 janitors turned up dressed in red and black to protest about HP choosing Sacramento- based Somers Building Maintenance to clean its offices in Roseville. Somers is in the middle of a long-running dispute with the Service Employees International Union. Wearing justice for janitors tee shirts, the protestors fashioned a crucifix out of a mop and bucket and sang folk songs.
