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Texas Electric Co-op Votes for IBEW  

March 4, 2003

Utility workers tired of anti-worker actions at a Texas electric cooperative decided strength was in numbers with IBEW in a February 27 National Labor Relations Board election.

As a result, 14 workers at Lamar Electric Cooperative in Paris, Texas will be represented by Local 20, Dallas.  The employees, who originally reached out to the union through the web site at www.ibew.org, embraced the protections offered by a union contract following a period marked by employee intimidation and concerns about job conditions, safety issues and changes to their medical benefits. 

Int'l President Hill's  Message... from March 2003 Journal