Rally To Hold American Water Co. Accountable

(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)

Labor and community allies will rally against the American Water Company – the largest for-profit water utility in the US – in Alexandria, Virginia this Thursday to demand accountability for “steep employee cuts and consumer rate hikes,” reports the Utility Workers Union of America. The action – which is co-sponsored by SEIU Local 32BJ and the AFL-CIO – is part of a national effort to “fight back against demands by American Water to impose substantial takeaways in contract negotiations and threaten the job security of workers under local agreements.” Demonstrators will meet at the King Street Metro station at 10:45A; click here for details.