Faced With Fine, WGL Hands Over Copy of Contract

Money quotes from the Washington Post article:

Earlier, WGL had asked for some of the costs in the Accenture contract to be considered in its pending application for a $20.5 million rate increase. That opened the door for the Office and Professional Employees International Union, which represents 160 of the workers who are being laid off, to ask the commission to demand a look at the contract. The commission agreed.

The District's Office of the People's Counsel said it was only the third time the commission had issued sanctions against a local utility. "Washington Gas has flaunted its arrogance before the commission for far too long," Elizabeth A. Noel of People's Counsel said in a statement. "The company has insulted the commission at the expense of ratepayers," she said, adding that the fine was "a clear sign the PSC is standing up to Washington Gas."

I'm glad to see someone is standing up to Washington Gas. We need someone with a backbone to demand accountability from our gas monopoly since the gas utility is only interested in enriching its shareholders on the backs of its employees. When will company's realize their greatest asset they have is their employees. They cannot be replaced like tires on a car. They hold decades of experience. You can't teach someone in a far off country the ins and outs of customer service to a unique community. Now Washington Gas wants its customers to pay for to layoff their neighbors and putting cash in investors' pockets. For shame...