Labor in the News: The Long View and Howard Negotiations Continue

(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)The Long View: Operating Engineers Local 77 member Tim Reese (at right) reflects on the view from his perch atop his 190-foot tower crane in this Feb. 24 Washington Post article, noting that Reese “has a pretty good view of the area’s economy, too, and based on what he sees looking down, things are looking up.” Click here to read the full story. - photo still from Washington Post video by Ben de la Cruz
Negotiations Continue at Howard: “Howard University Hospital’s two largest labor unions [AFSCME Local 2094 and DC Nurses Association] say executives are pursuing an audacious strategy to freeze them out, refusing to negotiate new contracts long after the prior pacts expired” reported the Washington Business Journal last Friday, Feb 24. Despite prior threats by the hospital to declare an impasse, unions and management have agreed to continue negotiations. Click here for the full story.