Metro Washington Council AFL-CIO

World Bank cafeteria workers vote in union

6/22/2018

Workers at the World Bank Group cafeterias voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday to join Unite Here Local 23. “Of 226 workers, 192 participated in the election and 89% voted YES to join the Union!” reports Local 23. “Thanks to all for the solidarity!”
photo courtesy UNITE HERE 23

GWU Hospital workers rally tomorrow “for dignity and respect”

6/22/2018

Union service workers from across the East Coast will converge on George Washington University Hospital tomorrow at 2:30pm to “fight for dignity and respect” for hospital employees, who have been bargaining for a fair contract for almost a year and a half. GWUH dietary workers have been cheated out of tens of thousands in back wages and housekeepers must ask supervisors for permission to use restrooms, says 1199 SEIU, which represents the workers. “This is an insult to the workers,” said the union. Hospital workers and their supporters rallied on Valentine’s Day, demanding that GWUH “put the heart back in healthcare.”
photo from Valentine's Day rally, courtesy 1199SEIU

WMATA contract violations threaten public health, safety, union charges

6/22/2018

After making headlines for secretly overcharging Metro customers for years, the transit agency is under fire again from one of its biggest unions, which accuses General Manager Paul Wiedefeld of threatening the public's health and safety. WMATA has been outsourcing custodial work usually done by members of ATU 689, in what the union calls a “blatant” violation of its contract. The resulting “unreliable custodial work” poses potential security risks, Local 689 said Wednesday, pledging to take collective action unless Wiedefeld complies with the contract by this Sunday.

Yvette Martin-Gross visitation/funeral Monday

6/22/2018

Visitation for AFGE’s Yvette Martin-Gross – who passed June 8 – will be Monday, June 25 at From the Heart Church Ministries, 4949 Allentown Rd, Suitland, MD from 10 a.m. until the funeral at 11a. More details in Monday’s Union City.

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