Council Endorses Davis in PG County Council Race

(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)The Metro Washington Council on Wednesday endorsed Derrick Leon Davis (second from right) to replace Leslie Johnson as Prince George’s County District 6 Council member in the September 20 Special Election. Davis “will stand with working families to keep the doors of Prince George’s County Hospital open,” said Metro Council President Jos Williams (third from left), “work with labor to create good job opportunities for Prince George’s County residents, improve public transportation by supporting the plan to build light rail – the ‘Purple Line’ operated by WMATA – and champion progressive school reform to improve student achievement.” Most importantly, Williams added, Davis “will honor the collective bargaining process – a tenet that is at the core of our labor movement.”