Dairy Workers Still on Strike

(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)
Federal mediation Wednesday failed to achieve a settlement to the walk-out by dairy workers and drivers at Quick Way Transportation and Marva Maid. The strike over unfair labor practices - including bargaining in bad faith by the employer - is now in its 6th day and plans are in the works to step up pressure on Quick Way, reports John Gibson of Teamsters Local 639. Both companies supply Giant, and all the workers are members of Teamsters Local 639, which has been trying to negotiate a first contract for the Quick Way drivers. Picketing continues around the clock at Quick Way’s Landover facility.