FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Ryan Williams
August 14, 2015 202-677-7060
Union Official Charged With Accepting Bribes From Marijuana Dispensaries
WFI States Need For Employee and Employer Protection from Coercion and Intimidation
Washington, D.C. (August 14, 2015) – Recent articles have exposed court documents unsealed on Wednesday, showing that union official Daniel Rush was charged for allegedly accepting bribes from marijuana dispensaries.
Rush was a United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) union official and was found to be accepting money in exchange for his role as a UFCW official. Court documents show that Rush was using his influence and power as a union official in exchange for cash and other benefits for close to four years.
“UFCW is a union that has access to personal employee contact information, thanks to the new NLRB Ambush election rules—which is worrisome since coercion and intimidation are alive and well with unions. We need laws that will protect employees, employers, and their personal information—not make it easy for them to be harassed,” said Heather Greenaway, spokesperson for Workforce Fairness Institute (WFI).
The Workforce Fairness Institute is an organization committed to educating voters, employers, employees and citizens about issues affecting the workplace. To learn more, please visit: http://www.workforcefairness.com.
To schedule an interview with a Workforce Fairness Institute representative, please contact Ryan Williams at (202) 677-7060.
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