Dive summary:
- Yesterday morning several dozen Allied Waste employees picketed for about an hour to oppose the company’s plans to eliminate pensions.
- Allied Waste currently pays all of the pensions for about 180 employees but wants to replace it with a 401(k) plan.
- The picketing was done before work hours so all of the employees were still on time for work and there was no disruption of service.
From the article:
Several dozen sanitation workers picketed Allied Waste Services headquarters at 3840 Homewood for about an hour early Thursday morning to oppose what union leaders say are the company's plans to eliminate pensions.
Later Thursday morning Teamsters official Chuck Stiles said, "The guys are at work, they showed up on time, there was no disruption of service. ... We're back in negotiations with the company next week.'' ...