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National Grid workers ratify union contract
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Unionized National Grid workers avert a strike, for now
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National Grid could face an imminent strike as early as Sunday after Long Island union workers voted over the weekend to authorize the labor action.
A union meeting was called after contract negotiations had broken down between the utility company and Local 1049 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, a union representing over 1,100 natural gas and power plant workers on Long Island.
According to a union statement, about 800 members attended Saturday’s vote with COVID-19 precautions in place. Union members listened to leaders through their car radios, maintained social distancing, and had to wear masks at the event in Holtsville. They even had to bring their own pens to fill out their paper ballots.