Labor Updates: Teamsters Approve Veolia Contract, Battle On With Daycon; Maryland Caregivers Advance Their Careers Through 1199SEIU Training Fund

(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)

Teamsters Approve Veolia Contract, Battle On With Daycon: Teamsters 639 members at Veolia Transportation (r) approved a new contract 93-12 yesterday, ending the month-old strike/lockout. The Daycon struggle by the Teamsters continues, however, with ten strikers returned to work thus far and 30 still out. Although Daycon has lost all the NLRB rulings thus far, Local 639 sources say the company is dragging the process out; the next court date is 11/17. Maryland Caregivers Advance Their Careers Through 1199SEIU Training Fund: Maryland 1199SEIU members who took advantage of the union’s Training & Employment Fund were on hand with their friends and families Wednesday, October 6 (below) for a graduation ceremony at the Maritime Institute in Linthicum. The event recognized their accomplishments in completing courses to upgrade their skills, advance their careers, and provide the highest standard of patient care. Click here to read more on 1199SEIU’s website. - photo (top) courtesy NBC Washington; photo (bottom) courtesy 1199SEIU