In the filing, the union claims Allegheny County “has engaged in a campaign of anti-union retaliation and discrimination” against union president Brian Englert, who often posts to Twitter about staffing shortages at the jail, mandatory overtime, and other issues the filing says negatively impact members of the bargaining unit.
Allegheny County Councilor Bethany Hallam, who sits on the jail's oversight board, said on a recent surprise visit she saw incarcerated people being fed “ground-up bologna” instead of the meal posted on the menu for that day.