DOL Cafe Workers Figh Concessions

(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)Echoing a recent dispute at the Library of Congress (Library of Congress Cafeteria Workers Targeted 1/25/08 UC), Department of Labor (DOL) cafeteria workers - who have been working without a contract for over a year - are fighting employer demands for major concessions. FAME - the contractor who took over DOL cafeteria services in 2007 - has demanded workers agree to a 412% increase in their healthcare contributions, lower wages rates and wage freezes, reports the workers' union, UNITE HERE Local 25.