MontCo Temporary Workers Made Whole

(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)"Today is a new beginning for all of us," said Osseynou Dieng, a Montgomery County Urban District “red shirt” and shop steward for UFCW 1994 MCGEO. The union recently reached an agreement with Montgomery County making the Urban District “red shirts,” highway inspectors, and temps in Liquor Control merit employees with full benefits and two years of back annual and sick leave. About 95 permanent positions have been created. photo: Urban District Red Shirts celebrate; photo courtesy UFCW 1994