A reliable source reports that SEIU is not happy that MCDCC voted to appoint Del. Will Smith over Del. David Moon to the District 20 Senate vacancy caused by Jamie Raskin’s resignation,\u00a0in order to take up his seat in the U.S. House.<\/p>\n
Several members of the Central Committee who voted for Smith plan to seek elected office in 2018, and SEIU is already making noises about wreaking\u00a0its revenge at that time. Whether this is just talk in the heat of the moment or serious, only time will tell.<\/p>\n
The outcome is interesting if only because the current MCDCC was packed with union supporters in the wake of union unhappiness with the Committee’s support for the all-Democratic Council’s position on police bargaining.<\/p>\n
However, while SEIU, MCGEO (county employees), UNITE and Mid-Atlantic Laborers supported Moon, the FOP (police) and IAFF (firefighters) supported Smith. Perhaps the outcome\u00a0only speaks to SEIU and MCGEO’s relative influence compared to FOP and IAFF.<\/p>\n
In any case, the group of unions that supported Moon has promised to stick together during the 2018 elections. MCGEO’s\u00a0efforts to throw its\u00a0weight around in 2016\u00a0were notably ineffective<\/a>. We’ll see if this new coalition has any more impact.<\/p>\n The bitterness coming from SEIU notably contrasts with the positive tone expressed by Del. Moon and his other supporters today. On his Facebook page, Moon very graciously wrote:<\/p>\n Congratulations to my new Senator and homie William Colonel Smith Jr! Though I campaigned vigorously to represent the activist wing of the party, I know he’ll do a fine job. As I told the Washington Post, this is a proud moment for Montgomery County.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n It’s not always easy to write notes like these. However, it was not only the right but also politically smart approach.<\/p>\n A reliable source reports that SEIU is not happy that MCDCC voted to appoint Del. Will Smith over Del. David Moon to the District 20 Senate vacancy caused by Jamie Raskin’s resignation,\u00a0in order to take up his seat in the U.S. House. Several members of the Central Committee who voted for Smith plan to seek … Continue reading SEIU Fuming Over Smith Appointment<\/span> <\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"