DC Administrative Law Judge Organizing Gets Boost from Ruling
Wednesday, November 13, 2013(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)
City administrative law judges (ALJs) seeking to organize (D.C.
Administrative Law Judges Organize 4/4/2013 UC) got a boost
last week when a hearing examiner ruled in their favor, saying that “there is
no conflict of interest, appearance of a conflict of interest or impropriety
created by exclusive representation by IFPTE.” Said IFPTE’s Chris Langford,
“We find it extremely refreshing to finally get an official DC document that
vindicates what we’ve been saying for over a year.” The examiner also
indicated that the Mayor's support of the ALJs was a decisive factor. The
judges and union say they’re “hopeful that Mayor Gray, along with the City
Council, will prevent the Chief from appealing this to Superior Court as part of
her strategy to delay these ALJs from activating their right to engage in
collective bargaining.” They also continue to push for voluntary recognition
of the DC ALJ bargaining unit “so we can be done with this issue and stop
wasting taxpayer dollars.” Click
here for the examiner's ruling.