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    Union's response to Amy Lawler's termination

    By AFSCME Minnesota Council 5 Executive Director Eliot Seide

    During Attorney General Swanson's first year in office, 50 of 126 assistant attorneys general were terminated or left under duress. Today Assistant Attorney General Amy Lawler was fired. She and her co-workers have asked the Attorney General to recognize their union and to meet and confer with AFSCME about working conditions.

    "In her termination letter, Attorney General Swanson gave no reason for firing Amy Lawler. Bad bosses routinely fire ethical workers for union organizing and whistle blowing. That's why we have laws to protect workers from bosses like Lori Swanson and Alberto Gonzales. If these top attorneys trample the Constitution, then who will protect our rights?" 

    Council 5 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees provides one strong united voice for 43,000 public and non-profit workers throughout Minnesota, including hundreds of city and county attorneys.

     

     

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    An explanation for recent agonies in Attorney General Swanson's office: Mike Hatch's traumatic reign
    By Eric Black
    Wednesday, May 28, 2008
    The recent agonies of the Minnesota attorney general's office under Lori Swanson are the latest symptoms of trauma that goes back nine years and starts with two words: Mike Hatch. According to dozens of present and former officials of the office and others, Hatch traumatized the AG's office with his bare-knuckled style that tested the boundaries of acceptable conduct. Attorneys and others describe working for Hatch and Swanson as hellish, featuring verbal abuse and pressure to do things they believed were unethical, and to put Hatch's political needs foremost.

    Statement issued by Mike Hatch to MinnPost
    Wednesday, May 28, 2008

    Report to Attorney General Lori Swanson (PDF)
    Regarding Allegations of Professional Misconduct raised by Assistant Attorney General Amy Lawler
    Submitted by Thomas M. Mengler
    May 27, 2008

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