Capitol Gift Shop Workers Vote Union
Wednesday, March 30, 2011(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)
Workers at the U.S. Capitol Gift Shop overwhelmingly voted union
yesterday, scoring an 11-0 sweep in the 17-member unit. “By electing AFSCME,
Gift Shop workers stood together to demand our rights and a voice on the job,”
said gift shop clerk Les Thomas. The Gift Shop clerks, inventory technicians and
administrative employees will join AFSCME 658, formed last year when Capitol
Visitor Center guides and Visitor Assistants organized. “This is one more
feather in the cap of Local 658, which has already become a model local with
impressive outreach and communications strategies,” said AFSCME Council 26
Executive Director Carl Goldman. - photo courtesy
ljmastis/Photobucket