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According to the letter, a Volvo employee who lives in the town of Pulaski said a police officer, who came to her home when she reported alleged retaliation, “lectured her for ‘crossing the picket line and did not take a report.”

“The officer did not chastise anyone for continuing to work during the strike and we do have a report on file,” said Gary Roche, Police Chief for the Town of Pulaski.

Roche also told EverythingNRV on Friday, “We only have that one reported incident in the Town of Pulaski that is alleged to be strike related.  I cannot speak to the other incidents that have been described in the media as they must have happened elsewhere.”

The Pulaski Police Department was the only law enforcement agency named specifically in the letter.

The letter also said, “Police warned the union about hidden surveillance cameras placed at the home of one of the clients, as well as that law enforcement has caught some perpetrators, only to release them.”

When contacted Friday afternoon, David Clementson, spokesman for Attorney General McDonnell told EverythingNRV, that the AG’s office does not have the authority to investigate the allegations. He further said, it would be up to the local Commonwealth Attorney in Pulaski County to do the investigation.

Justin Hakes, the Legal Information Director at The National Right to Work Legal Foundation, “We just want the appropriate people to do their job and conduct an investigation,” when told the AG had no power to investigate the allegations.

“Right now we are representing six non-union clients and we have had more to contact,” Hakes added. He did provide EverythingNRV with two names of the clients they are representing. (EverythingNRV has decided at this time not to make their names public in order to prevent any retaliation against them.)

“All we want is for the police to do their jobs and enforce the laws equally,” said Hakes when asked what remedies they were seeking.

A phone message left on Friday for Pulaski County Commonwealth Attorney Mike Fleenor was not returned.

Click here to read the complete letter sent to the Attorney General by the National Right to Work Legal Foundation.

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written by WilliamA, March 15, 2008

Sounds like BS to me...A bunch of liberal lawyers in northern virginia wanting to stir things up here in the nrv. My big question is - why was JUST the Pulaski Polce Department targeted? The last time I looked, the state police was there and so was the Pulaski Sheriff Deparrtment, but there is no mention of them. And, here's another thought. The rent-a-guards that Volvo hired could be suspects as well. Their contract with Volvo expires on Sunday, maybe they are doing things to make the Union look bad, so they will have a job on Monday and not be standing in the unemployment line.

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wel then how about this .
written by dra, March 15, 2008

We do know that the police did see what the scabs did to the picketers when they came out . But who did they run to no one . Sounds to me like someone is trying to get a law suit going on the U.A.W . So the scabs will not have to work and show there face . Well i am U.A.W ALL THEY WAY AND PROUD OF IT !!!!

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