PG County Library Workers Win Contract

(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)After more than a year of negotiations, 250 members of UFCW 1994 have won a new contract at the Prince George County Memorial Library System (PGCMLS). Despite lack of funding for pay increases, “we were able to secure a significant amount of leave,” Josh Ardison, UFCW Staff Representative for PGCMLS, told Union City; workers will receive about forty more hours of annual leave in the coming year.  UFCW 1994 President Gino Renne was the lead negotiator for the bargaining team of Steve Valentich, Myra Katz, Candyce Offer and Joseph Dickson. The contract, approved overwhelmingly by the PGCMLS Local 1994 members, was accepted unanimously by the Library System Board. -photo of PGCMLS worker rally earlier this month courtesy of UFCW Local 1994