• About
    • About Us
    • What We Cover
  • Advertise
    • Advertise
    • Our Advertisers
  • Contact
  • Donate
  • Send News
  • Subscribe

Oak Ridge Today

  • Home
  • Sign in
  • News
    • Business
    • Community
    • Education
    • Government
    • Health
    • Police and Fire
    • U.S. Department of Energy
    • Weather
  • Sports
    • High School
    • Middle School
    • Recreation
    • Rowing
    • Youth
  • Entertainment
    • Arts
    • Dancing
    • Movies
    • Music
    • Television
    • Theater
  • Premium Content
  • Obituaries
  • Classifieds

Y-12 union workers vote Friday on contract extension, 2.5 percent raise

Posted at 10:17 am April 4, 2013
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Y-12 National Security Complex

About 1,200 hourly union workers at the Y-12 National Security Complex, pictured above, will vote Friday on a 14-month contract extension and a 2.5 percent wage increase. (Submitted photo)

Hourly union workers at the Y-12 National Security Complex will vote Friday on whether to accept a 14-month contract extension and a 2.5 percent wage increase, an official said.

There would be no changes to worker benefits, said Steve Jones, president of the Atomic Trades and Labor Council.

If approved, the 14-month contract extension would become effective April 22 and last through June 20, 2014. It would apply to roughly 1,200 union members at Y-12. It would not affect ATLC members at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

The extension could carry the workers through a transition from B&W Y-12, the current managing and operating contractor, to Consolidated Nuclear Security LLC, which has won a five-year consolidated contract to manage and operate Y-12 and the Pantex Plant near Amarillo, Texas.

“We hope this carries us through the transition,” Jones said. “It should.”

Friday’s vote is scheduled from 12:30 to 9 p.m. at the Machinists Union Hall on Lincoln Road. Jones said the contract extension has been recommended by the union officers and negotiating team. It has to be approved by a simple majority of those voting Friday.

The National Nuclear Security Administration authorized B&W Y-12 to negotiate with the ATLC, which represents 14 international unions.

“Our primary goal is to ensure the stability of the Y-12 work force during an upcoming transition to a new contractor,” said Steven Wyatt, public affairs manager for the NNSA Production Office in Oak Ridge.

He said the same approach was used at Pantex, where the Metal Trades Council voted in December to extend their contract through February 2014.

The existing ATLC contract has been in effect since 2008. It was set to expire June 22.

Jones said B&W Y-12 approached the union in late March for a potential contract extension. With the contractor transition expected, officials thought it was better to not conduct a complete negotiation, he said.

“To do a full-blown negotiation during that time is probably a heavy lift,” Jones said.

Announced in January, the contract award to CNS is being challenged. The U.S. Government Accountability Office is expected to rule on a protest by Nuclear Production Partners LLC by April 29, when the B&W Y-12 contract expires.

Note: This story was updated at 10:31 a.m.

Filed Under: Top Stories, Y-12 National Security Complex Tagged With: ATLC, Atomic Trades and Labor Council, B&W Y-12, CNS, Consolidated Nuclear Security LLC, contract extension, National Nuclear Security Administration, NNSA Production Office, Pantex Plant, Steve Jones, Steven Wyatt, U.S. Government Accountability Office, union workers, wage increase, Y-12 National Security Complex

Advertisements


 

Join the club!

If you appreciate our work, please consider subscribing. Besides helping us, your subscription will give you access to our premium content.

Most of our stories are free, brought to you by Oak Ridge Today with help from our members—advertisers, subscribers, and sponsors.

But some are premium content, available only to members. Those are in-depth, investigative, or exclusive stories that are available only on Oak Ridge Today. They generally require at least four hours to report, write, and publish.

You can subscribe for as little as $5 per month.

You can read more about your options here.

We currently offer five primary subscription options to readers, and they include benefits.

Basic

  • Basic monthly subscription ($5 per month)—access premium content
  • Basic annual subscription ($60 per year)—access premium content

Pro

  • Pro monthly subscription ($10 per month)—access premium content, get breaking news emails first, and submit one press release or public service announcement per month
  • Pro annual subscription ($100 per year)—save $20 per year, access premium content, get breaking news emails first, and submit one press release or public service announcement per month

Temporary

  • Temporary access ($3 per week for two weeks)

We also have advanced subscription options. You can see them here.

We also accept donations. You can donate here.

If you prefer to send a check for a subscription or donation, you may do so by mailing one to:

Oak Ridge Today
P.O. Box 6064
Oak Ridge, TN 37831

Thank you for your consideration and for reading Oak Ridge Today. We appreciate your support.

Commenting Guidelines

We welcome comments, but we ask you to follow a few guidelines:

1) Please use your real name, including last name. Please also use a valid e-mail address.
2) Be civil. Don't insult others, attack their character, or get personal.
3) Stick to the issues.
4) No profanity.
5) Keep your comments to a reasonable length and to a reasonable number per article.

We reserve the right to remove any comments that violate these guidelines. Comments held for review, usually from those posting for the first time, may not post if they violate these guidelines. Thank you for your patience and understanding. Thank you also for reading Oak Ridge Today and for participating in the discussion.

More information is available here.

Recent Posts

  • ORAU launches new app with a variety of resources available, including hundreds of STEM internships, fellowships and research opportunities
  • Disposing of uranium waste could cost at least $7.2 billion
  • Y-12 now getting power from Pine Ridge substation
  • Man sentenced to 8 years after fleeing, crashing, attempting carjackings
  • Three Ohio residents die in two-vehicle crash
  • DOE picks Idaho for nuclear test reactor
  • TBI investigating man’s death
  • Luminarias to feature peace messages
  • Oak Ridge tennis court dance is Thursday
  • DOE bus tours restart in Oak Ridge

Search Oak Ridge Today

About Us

About Oak Ridge Today
What We Cover

How To

Advertise
Subscribe

Contact Us

Contact Oak Ridge Today

Copyright © 2022 Oak Ridge Today