Mirant Workers OK 5-Year Contract

(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)

IBEW Local 1900 members have okayed a new 5-year contract at the Mirant power company. "There were a lot of good things in the contract," says Karl Furbush, Local 1900 business representative. While the Mirant workers won six weeks of vacation after 30 years of service and an additional floating holiday, the new contract did not include lower medical costs for retirees, which was one of the main issues. - Ryan Carty, AFL-CIO Union Summer Intern