BRIDGEPORT — A Superior Court judge has refused to block a union rally at the Interstate 95 northbound rest area in Darien scheduled for noon Wednesday.
But Judge Elizabeth Stewart agreed to limit the size and scope of the rally.
“Justice has been served,” said Juan Hernandez, vice-president of 32BJ SEIU and head of the union in Connecticut, following the brief hearing Wednesday morning.
Project Services LLC, which operates 23 rest stops in the state, had sought a temporary restraining order blocking the rally by the union that represents rest area workers.
The rest area workers are asking for better wages, benefits, working conditions and the right to join a union.
“The big franchise owners who run the McDonald’s and the other fast food companies don’t want the public to learn of the underpayment and mistreatment that has been happening at these service plazas for years,” Hernandez said. “These workers have the right to have their say, and we’re proud to defend that right in court today.”
Richard Buturla, who represents Project Services, argued that the rally would block the rest area and put customers’ safety at risk.
The union’s lawyer, Thomas Meiklejohn, countered that the rally would be limited to a sidewalk area to the left of the rest area building and not interfere with the entrance.
The judge said she was satisfied with the union’s representation of the rally but stressed that it not interfere with the entrance and egress to the rest area by patrons.
from News https://www.ctpost.com/local/article/Judge-refuses-to-block-union-rally-at-I-95-rest-14384572.php
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