UNION CITY! 08/02/2010

TODAY'S LABOR NEWS  MCGEO Digs Up Dirt On Raiding Rival  Library Workers Get The Picture(s) Today’s Labor History ON THE LINE Today, August 2 8A: Walk The Line With Striking Daycon Workers! Monday, August 2, 2010 MCGEO DIGS UP DIRT ON RAIDING RIVAL: The union representing Montgomery County government workers – UFCW 1994 MCGEO – has “unearthed several unfair labor practice charges filed by a member of its rival union,” reports Maryland Politics Watch. The UPSEU member claims that the union is “restricting my ability to participate in local union elections,” as well as “consistently failing to uphold specific terms of the labor agreement.” The member also alleges that UPSEU has refused to provide any information about collected dues money and that it has failed to “provide the name(s) or local office(s) of a legitimate union representative.” The charges are currently pending with the National Labor Relations Board; click here for the full story. - photo: dozens of Montgomery County government workers rallied against “scab unions” UPSEU and NCEU – which are attempting to raid MCGEO members – in July, 2010; photo by Boaz Young-El, AFL-CIO Union Summer Intern LIBRARY WORKERS GET THE PICTURE(S): Saul Schniderman and Michele Chisholm of AFSCME Local 2910 - which represents over 1,500 workers at the Library of Congress - have just posted an online photoshow - with music - of last month’s AFSCME convention in Boston, including the Save our Library Rally and Library Caucus.  TODAY’S LABOR HISTORY: Hatch Act is passed, limiting political activity of executive branch employees of the federal government (1939); More info & ammo for unionists is available online from Union Communication Services. Follow DC Labor on Twitter! Material published in UNION CITY may be freely reproduced by any recipient; please credit the Council as the source.   Published by the Metropolitan Washington Council, an AFL-CIO "Union City" Central Labor Council whose 200 affiliated union locals represent 150,000 area union members. JOSLYN N. WILLIAMS, PRESIDENT.    Story suggestions, event announcements, campaign reports, Letters to the Editor and other material are welcome, subject to editing for clarity and space, and should be directed to:    Editor: Chris Garlock Assistant Editor: Adam Wright streetheat@dclabor.org Voice: 202-974-8153 Fax: 202-974-8152 Forward UNION CITY! to all your friends and colleagues or click here to spread the word! If you received this message from a friend, you can sign up for UNION CITY!. This message was sent to ngullen.latinocaucus@blogger.com. Visit your Subscription Management Page to modify your email communication preferences or update your personal profile. To stop ALL email from UNION CITY!, click to Unsubscribe yourself from our lists (or reply via email with "remove or unsubscribe" in the subject line). Privacy Policy

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