Management at a Washington, D.C.-area non-profit are continuing to ignore the law by stonewalling their own employees from bargaining a union contract.
Casey Trees workers, who plant and maintain trees across the DC area, voted overwhelmingly to join the IAM in August 2024. Workers have been seeking an increased voice in their work, which is funded in part by local and federal taxpayers to help protect the area’s tree canopy.
Since workers organized, Casey Trees management has said on multiple occasions that they have no intention of reaching an agreement with its workers, a clear violation of the National Labor Relations Act. On Feb. 13, the IAM union filed an unfair labor practice (ULP) charge with the National Labor Relations Board in response to management’s refusal to bargain.
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Right now, Casey Trees management is accepting taxpayer funding while spending hundreds of dollars an hour on lawyers, instead of their workers and achieving canopy goals. To make things worse, management is giving their staff unfair performance reviews while asking them if they think their work can be replaced by outside contractors.
Casey Trees Workers improve the DC area by planting and maintaining trees on private properties, schools, churches, universities, cemeteries, and local parks, and by educating students. Casey Trees Workers deserve clarity and respect that comes with a union contract
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