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APWU Members Ratify Contract Extension
APWU Web News Article #35-05, Aug. 5, 2005
APWU members have ratified a one-year extension of the Collective Bargaining Agreement by a vote of 69,763 to 9,201, in balloting that ended Aug 5. The National Agreement is now set to expire on Nov. 20, 2006.
Yolanda Elder, chairperson of the Rank and File Bargaining Advisory Committee, announced the results at approximately 10:45 p.m. Eastern Time, as soon as the counting of ballots was complete.
“The members have spoken, and I am gratified by their decision,” said APWU President William Burrus. “I believe APWU members considered the possibilities inherent in full-scale negotiations and compared that with the certainty of achieving important objectives through a one-year extension.”
