Friendly fire.
Washington, D.C. — Alex Bastani, president of the local 12 chapter of the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), told union members that they are filing a complaint against the Department of Labor that may develop into a class action lawsuit.
AFGE is affiliated with the AFL-CIO, a mega-union that has endorsed President Obama, but parking rate increases at DOL have Local 12 up in arms against the Obama administration.
“Management has made it clear that it intends to move forward on July 1st with the parking increase without the involvement of the Union and despite any hardship expressed by the employees,” Bastani wrote to union members in an email obtained by The Washington Examiner.
The union is angry about losing a $35 per month parking fee as the DOL turns management of its parking spaces over to a private contractor.