ROSWELL, N.M. (AP) - Roswell firefighters have voted overwhelmingly to unionize.
The Roswell Daily Record reports (https://bit.ly/2lXr0Eo ) that the firefighters voted 57-2 in favor of forming the Roswell Professional Fire Fighters Association on Monday. The election results still need to be officially certified by the city’s Labor Management Relations Board.
In order for the union vote to have been successful, at least 40 percent of the 70 potentially affected employees must have cast ballots. The 59 eligible firefighters that voted Monday more than doubled the 40 percent requisite turnout.
The unionization process was initiated after a petition was filed with the city on Jan. 13.
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Information from: Roswell Daily Record, https://www.roswell-record.com
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