Actor Danny Glover, 11 others arrested in Md. during a labor union protest (Updated - pics added)

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Actor Danny Glover, 11 others arrested in Md.

Friday, April 16, 2010


(04-16) 15:02 PDT Gaithersburg, Md. (AP) --

Actor Danny Glover and 11 others have been arrested during a labor union protest at the Maryland headquarters of a food service company.

Montgomery County police spokesman Capt. Paul Starks says Glover and others stepped past yellow police tape and were asked to step back three times at Sodexo headquarters. When they refused, Starks says officers arrested them.

The dozen were issued citations for trespassing and let go. Starks says they face a $1,000 fine or 90 days in jail.

Starks says organizers told police beforehand that some would risk arrest.

The Service Employees International Union was protesting what it calls Sodexo's unfair and illegal treatment of workers. Sodexo says the union was spreading misinformation.

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A police officer reads the rights of protesters before they are arrested on April 16, 2010 in Gaithersburg, Maryland, during a protest at the headquarters of food service giant Sodexo. Demonstrators protested what they claims are attacks by the company on the employees for trying to form a union. The people arrested included Andy Stern (L), outgoing head of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU); Terry Shelley (C), a former Sodexo cashier at Loyola University in New Orleans, and actor Danny Glover.


Actor Danny Glover, left, is arrested by Montgomery County Police, as SEIU President Andy Stern, cheers Glover on, during a protest by the SEIU of Sodexo headquarters in Gaithersburg, Md. on Friday, April 16, 2010.


US actor Danny Glover is arrested on April 16, 2010 in Gaithersburg, Maryland, during a protest at the headquarters of food service giant Sodexo. Demonstrators protested what they claims are attacks by the company on the employees for trying to form a union.