Labor in the news: Metro union chief says GM cares about safety; Capitol official says Senate cafeteria workers were mistreated

Metro union chief: Wiedefeld is first general manager to truly care about safety: Labor union presidents seldom have good things to say about the company boss. But the head of Metro’s principal union is praising the transit agency’s new chief, Paul J. Wiedefeld, describing him as the first general manager in memory to take safety seriously. Read more in The Washington Post
Most Senate cafeteria workers were mistreated on wages, top Capitol official says: More than half of the private contract workers were misclassified and thus at risk for being underpaid, Architect of the Capitol Stephen Ayers told Congress last week.Read more in The Washington Post