February 12, 2009
GEO Group Guards Get New Contract After Threatening to Strike
Guards at one of the nation's largest immigrant detention facilities have approved a new labor contract rather than strike.
Union workers at the South Texas Detention Facility in Pearsall ratified the new deal late Wednesday that union leaders say promises improved equipment and increases the likelihood of wage increases.
Chief union negotiator Howard Johannssen said the new three-year contract passed by a slight margin but declined to release the vote…
LINK - The Houston Chronicle
