AFSCME to Picket North Oakland Medical Center

U.S. Newswire, September, 2005

PONTIAC, Mich., Sept. 26 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Albert Garrett, president of Michigan Council 25 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), AFL-CIO, issued the following statement regarding informational picketing by AFSCME Local 100 scheduled for 3:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. today at North Oakland Medical Center in Pontiac:

"We have taken this step because of the horrendous activities in which North Oakland Medical Center (NOMC) has engaged," stated Garrett. "AFSCME Local 100 has been negotiating a new contract with NOMC since 2003, and NOMC has repeatedly used illegal tactics in an attempt to intimidate the members and pressure them into accepting less than they deserve.

"NOMC has attacked active AFSCME members, firing Local 100 President...

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