Edmond employees agree to unionize

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.edmondsun.com/local/local_story_139221614.html

Published: May 19, 2007 10:16 pm

Edmond employees agree to unionize
John A. Williams
The Edmond Sun

EDMOND — Edmond’s non-uniformed, non-supervisory city employees voted Thursday to unionize under the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME).

“We have long said that this was about our freedom to decide for ourselves whether we wanted to unionize,” said Brian Green, a Lab Tech at the Waste Water Treatment Plant. “This victory shows our commitment to making the City of Edmond a better place to live and work and we look forward to having a real voice on the job and in improving city services.”

The city employees filed for union recognition with the Public Employee Relations Board in April. The election was Thursday at the Fairfield Marriott Hotel in Edmond. Ballots were counted by PERB officials once the polls closed and found that a majority of employees elected to form a union.

Of the city’s 328 employees, 217, or 66 percent, cast ballots. A total of 145, or 44 percent, voted in favor of the union, 72, or 22 percent, voted against it.


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