Somerville Municipal Employees Association and Somerville Custodians Unity Rally for Jobs

On June 21, 2010, in Latest News, by The News Staff

More than 300 librarians, recreation officers, DPW workers, custodians, street sweepers and other city workers in Somerville will stand with employees facing layoffs or outsourcing at a Unity Rally on Tuesday, at 6 p.m. at Somerville City Hall.

The Somerville Municipal Employees Association is in jeopardy of losing eight positions on July 1. This will be in addition to the 10 already lost to attrition, and the eight lost last year due to layoffs. The employees (mostly women) slated for layoffs have an average of 35 years of service for the City.