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Friday, April 30, 2004
The Right to Organize
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has issued an Unfair Labor Practices complaint against DC-based PMI Parking for alleged interrogation of and threats to a worker for union activity.
Louis Stokes, a 17-year PMI Parking employee, was allegedly interrogated and threatened by a PMI manager who presented Stokes with a photo of himself at a union rally. The NLRB complaint states that the PMI manager interrogated Stokes about his union activity and sentiment on three different occasions, and went on to threaten him with loss of overtime or wages and loss of his job.
Call the president of PMI Parking, Kingdon Gould III, at 202/785-9191, and tell him that PMI should sign a "Right to Organize" agreement – a fair and neutral process for workers to decide on union representation – rather than threaten workers when they stand up for their rights. Let him know that his parking customers will not stand for injustice at PMI.
DC Metro Action is published by Michael Schlesinger, a 32-year veteran of electoral and issue organizing who is committed to social justice and to increasing participation in the political process.
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