AWKWARD! Reason these workers voted to strike against AFL-CIO (and its president) MELTS hypocrisy detectors

Doug P. | 4:11 PM on October 10, 2018

At the corner of Irony and Hypocrisy, we find this story:

AFL-CIO workers vote to strike against their own labor organization https://t.co/YtYGvYoT9O

— Post Business (@washpostbiz) October 10, 2018

The reason a strike has been authorized is an instant classic:

The workers who clean AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka's office say America's largest union federation won't pay them a fair wage.https://t.co/Qei1nnSual

— Danielle Paquette (@DPAQreport) October 10, 2018

Well isn’t that rich? From the Washington Post:

About 50 janitors, drivers, secretaries and accountants at the union’s offices in greater Washington, all represented by the Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU), voted Tuesday to authorize a strike if their employer does not meet their demands.

The workers, two thirds of whom are older than 50, say the AFL-CIO offered them a new contract in September that included a three-year pay freeze, less reliable hours, cuts to sick leave and weaker seniority rights.

After they rejected those terms, the AFL-CIO notified them Monday it would impose the contract.

You can’t make this stuff up!