IBEW Local 1245 News

Posted: March 18, 2008

GUARDS AT NUCLEAR PLANT VOTE FOR NEW UNION

Security guards at the South Texas Project nuclear plant near Bay City voted last week to be represented by a relatively small Washington, D.C.-based union.

In an March 13 election, 62 guards cast votes for the National Union of Protective Services Associations in an election held at the plant, according to the National Labor Relations Board. The group that previously represented the guards, Security, Police, Fire Professionals of America, received two votes. A third group, the United Government Security Officers of America, received 14 votes.