By Adam Pagnucco. UFCW Local 1994, which represents most employees of Montgomery County Government, and Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 35, which represents county police officers, are demanding an investigation…
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MCGEO to Council: Stick to Core Services
By Adam Pagnucco. As the county council is poised to decide on funding for the county’s collective bargaining agreements, the county government’s largest union is pushing back. (I explained the…
By Adam Pagnucco. Recently, I wrote about a report by the Office of Inspector General (OIG) finding nepotism in the county’s Department of Housing and Community Affairs (DHCA). The OIG…
By Adam Pagnucco. During my career of working on union organizing campaigns, one of our greatest (and most dreaded) allies was Scabby the Rat. Often depicted with razor-sharp claws, blood-dripping…
We Have the Tools For Safer Crisis Response
Guest column by Montgomery County Councilmember Dawn Luedtke. On December 15, two mental health clinicians who work for the County responded to a call in which the subject threatened their…
Uy Loans Himself $85,000 to Fight Gino
By Adam Pagnucco. Sheriff Max Uy, in a desperate attempt to ward off MCGEO President Gino Renne’s effort to drive him from office, has loaned his campaign $85,000. Will it…
By Adam Pagnucco. UFCW Local 1994 MCGEO, which represents most county employees outside of MCPS, has filed a grievance against the county after two of its members were attacked during…
Uy Fires Back at MCGEO
By Adam Pagnucco. Earlier this morning, I printed a press release by UFCW Local 1994 MCGEO alleging that the Sheriff’s Office had violated the Maryland Public Information Act along with…
By Adam Pagnucco. UFCW Local 1994 MCGEO is continuing to target Sheriff Max Uy over allegations of mismanagement and creating a toxic workplace. Its latest press release, issued yesterday, adds…
Uy Blasts MCGEO
By Adam Pagnucco. Sheriff Maxwell Uy, who has been targeted for defeat by MCGEO and accused by the union of misusing state child support funds, has hit back hard. In…
