Union alleges Bureau of Prisons in contempt for failing to reinstate collective bargaining agreement
The union representing 30,000 Bureau of Prisons employees is asking a federal judge to hold the agency in contempt, alleging that prison leadership has refused to follow the court's order to immediately restore its collective bargaining agreement.
The contempt request, filed Oct. 6, comes just one week after U.S. District Judge Vernon Oliver in Connecticut granted a motion for a preliminary injunction against the Bureau of Prisons that was sought by the National Council of Prison Locals.
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