The Department of Energy contractor responsible for security at the Hanford nuclear site in Eastern Washington will order guards back to work after Local 21 members voted down a third proposed agreement, it said Friday evening.
However, representatives of Hanford Guards Union Local 21 said they wanted to resume negotiations with representatives of Hanford Mission Integration Solutions (HMIS) on Monday. They have prepared another counteroffer.
It would benefit both sides to come to an agreement that is acceptable to both rather than having an agreement forced on employees, said Dave Donovan, vice president of the International Guards Union of America Regional Council 1 and a Hanford guard…