Labor Updates (5/7/08)
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)
Making METRO Safer: Congress “should swiftly
approve” legislation to stiffen penalties for assaults on Metrobus workers,
says ATU Local 689 Recording Secretary
Anthony Garland in a Sunday
Washington Post Editorial. “I operated a Metrobus for more than 20 years.
I know firsthand what it's like to have your life threatened by a passenger
wielding a gun or knife…While there is no silver bullet to end all attacks,
the legislation before Congress moves the issue of safety in the right
direction.” The DC City Council recently passed the legislation (DC
Council Increases Metro Worker Safety 4/7/08 UC) but Congress must approve
the bill before it is enacted. Click
here to read Garland’s full editorial.