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| Alaska correctional officer, union president sues DOC bosses |
| By adn.com- Tegan Hanlon |
| Published: 01/30/2014 |
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The president of the Alaska Correctional Officers Association filed a lawsuit against top officials at the Department of Corrections Tuesday alleging repeated harassment. Randall McLellan's lawsuit targets DOC Commissioner Joe Schmidt and Director of Institutions Bryan Brandenburg and says the men punished him in retaliation for his union advocacy. McLellan is asking for more than $100,000 in damages, plus attorney fees and related expenses, in the lawsuit filed Tuesday in Alaska Superior Court. McLellan, who represents more than 900 correctional officers, has often acted as spokesman for a union long entrenched in battles with administrators over issues like staffing levels and safety. The lawsuit alleges a series of conflicts starting in 2008 after the union issued a vote of no confidence in Schmidt, who spearheaded staffing cuts. Shortly after the vote, the department started "a secret monitoring file" on McLellan and asked officers to "watch" him, the 13-page lawsuit says Read More. |
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