NLRB Charges Daycon Violated Law

(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)

Strikers at Daycon won a victory last Friday when the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) decided to charge the local cleaning products company with significant violations of federal labor law. After conducting a major investigation for several months, the NLRB is issuing formal charges contending that Daycon improperly declared impasse and unilaterally imposed new conditions on workers in April. According to Teamsters 639's Doug Webber, that action precipitated the strike. The NLRB had previously dismissed multiple charges filed by Daycon against the union. "We've said all along that the union was -- and still is -- willing to bargain," said Webber, and on Friday the union notified Daycon that the strikers were willing to return to work "unconditionally, effective Tuesday, and to return to the bargaining table" said Webber. “We’ve bargained in good faith and will continue to do so,” said Webber. The union expects more developments this week. - Chris Garlock; photo by Boaz Young-El, AFL-CIO Union Summer Intern