All is not well downtown, union-wise

(Photo: Downtown DC BID.)

Apparently the street workers (Safety/Hospitality and Maintenance) for the Downtown DC BID voted to be represented by a union, but the BID hasn't moved forward in negotiating.

The union decided to hold a rally outside the scheduled session for the release of the BID's annual report about the "State of Downtown."

So the BID cancelled the event/public release of the document, scheduled for tomorrow.

Interesting.

-- "Ushering the Future," article about SAMs from the Downtown DC BID newsletter

-- "SAM workers rally for a contract," Washington DC Metro Council, AFL-CIO

How not to build support for municipal unions...

See "Hamden mayor painting the town clean (video)" and "Union files grievance on Hamden mayor's graffiti removal (video)" from the New Haven Register.

Hamden Mayor Scott Jackson paints over graffitti at on underside the Rt 15 overpass located at Wintergreen ave near Carbonella Dr. 07/12/10 VM Williams/Register