Federal Worker Updates
Thursday, November 15, 2012
(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)Walter Reed Janitors Rally Over Nonpayment: Janitors at Walter Reed
National Military Medical Center rallied Tuesday after they weren’t paid for
their last two weeks of work. Escab Enterprises failed to distribute paychecks
to janitors at Walter Reed on Friday, SEIU 32BJ’s Julie Karant said. The
union, which represents the workers, has also filed complaints with the
Department of Labor and other agencies.
TSA Screeners Ratify
Contract: Airport security screeners have ratified the first contract with
the Transportation Security Administration, a pact that among other things
overhauls their pay for performance system to emphasize actual on-the-job
performance over certification tests. Passenger screeners and associated
employees voted 17,326 to 1,774 in favor of a contract agreed to in principle by TSA and the
American Federation of Government Employees in August. "AFGE is proud that TSA
workers finally have a union contract that will improve their working lives and
bring stability to the workforce," AFGE president J. David Cox said in a
statement.
- adapted from reports in The Washington Post; photos:
members of SEIU 32BJ rally in Maryland (above right) and TSA workers celebrate
their new contract (below left); photos courtesy SEIU 32BJ and AFGE