Transit workers refused to speak at yesterday's WMATA Board meeting after the board decided to extend General Manager Paul Wiedefeld's contract and award him a raise with virtually no public notice. ATU Local 689 called the move "a slap in the face" for Metro riders and workers frustrated with delays and safety issues. The union attended the meeting but said it would not participate in the public comment portion because, they said, "the WMATA Board does not listen to its riders or its workers."
Saying that Brett Kavanaugh "poses a fundamental threat to the integrity of the Supreme Court," the AFL-CIO yesterday said the Senate has a responsibility to reject his nomination. "What's more, to place our rights and freedoms in the hands of an accused sexual predator would represent a stunning betrayal of working people." "Be a part of this fight, and make your voice heard," the AFL-CIO urged. Call your senators at 1-844-899-9913 or send an email here: Tell The Senate: Stop Brett Kavanaugh UFCW/MCGEO Local 1994 welcomed two new field representatives and a new organizer -- Frank Santos Fritz, John Barry, and Rosa Ortiz -- over the summer. Fritz was the field director for Marc Elrich’s successful primary campaign for Montgomery County Executive, and previously worked as a research intern for Unite Here Local 23. As a Baltimore teacher, Barry helped organize the Maryland Institute College of Art Part Time Faculty Union and has also organized full time and part time faculty with SEIU International and SEIU Local 500. Ortiz is an organizer who joined Local 1994 from Certified Building Services, where she was fired because of her union activity and leadership when she and her coworkers at CBS sought to organize. Since then, Ortiz has been a part of five of Local 1994’s successful organizing campaigns. |