Ernest Garrett, elected in 2020, says he lowered DC33 staff pay and merged some jobs to save the union money. The international AFSCME organization said doing so unilaterally violated union rules.
Ernest Garrett of AFSCME District Council 33 was ousted over cutting staff salaries without getting the approval of the union’s board.The president of the union representing roughly 10,000 Philadelphia municipal workers has been removed from office for making decisions on staff salaries and certain other expenditures without getting approval from the union’s executive board.
“I didn’t know you needed board approval. Now I know,” Garrett said in an interview Wednesday. “I wanted to eliminate wasteful spending.” The allegations against Garrett were initially brought by a group of officers for DC33 locals, including Omar Salaam, who is vice president of DC33. “Now, we must move forward to ensure that we are building a stronger union for the dedicated members of DC33 who depend on their voice on the job to secure fair wages, safer working conditions, and a brighter future for their families,” Santos said.
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