Victory At Bestway Mt. Vernon
Monday, May 12, 2014
(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)
Bestway Mt.
Vernon employees are claiming
victory after a final tally showed a 19-10
vote in favor of being represented by UFCW
Local 400. As previously reported(Bestway Mt. Vernon Votes for
Union Recognition5/2/2014),
the initial vote on April 24 was 16-10 with 9
challenged votes. On May 1 the
challenged ballots were opened, examined by the
National Labor Relations Board
and the final 19-10 vote confirmed. The next
day, the company filed a challenge
of the union win. “Thanks to all my coworkers
for showing unity through the
election process,” said Bestway Mt. Vernon
employee Luis Manzanares (right).
“We put our hope in God to sit at the
bargaining table very soon to start
negotiating our first contract! We are
ready!”
- UFCW 400 Weekly; photo by Heysoll
Rodriguez