EWEB questions union's resolve.(Utilities)(Union members decline to confirm Monday's vote tally, but EWEB officials say it was 75 to 64, the closest vote to date)

The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR) | June 14, 2006 | Copyright

Byline: Jeff Wright The Register-Guard

A close union vote on a proposed new contract has spurred Eugene Water & Electric Board officials to publicly question whether the union has sufficient membership support for a strike.

Members of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 659 voted Monday to reject the utility's latest contract offer, but declined to announce the numerical tally, as it had with previous contract votes.

EWEB officials said they learned Tuesday that union employees rejected the latest contract by a vote of 75 to ...

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