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