A Montgomery County Council member says public employee unions are lashing out at her efforts to reform bargaining practices.
“Oh boy, they’re so mad,” Councilwoman Valerie Ervin, D-Silver Spring, told The Washington Examiner. “This is how it’s going to be for a while.”
Ervin, a former union organizer, introduced a bill that would make Montgomery’s financial situation the main factor in resolving disputes during labor negotiations.
County officials have acknowleded that they will need to reduce the work force or benefits and salaries to eliminate the suburb’s consistent budget shortfalls.
