Strike ends at weapons factory
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
A strike by more than 500 guards at the Energy Department’s Pantex Plant in Amarillo, the nation’s primary factory for servicing nuclear weapons, ended after the union membership accepted a company settlement offer.
The strike, which lasted about six weeks, had prompted concerns that the 25-square-mile plant was not adequately protected. BWX Technologies, which operates the plant under contract, said it was developing a transition plan to bring strikers back to work.
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