Trinity
workers
vote to 
unionize

Employees of Trinity Structural Towers in Newton voted to join the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Union Friday. The final vote was 69 in favor of joining, with 62 opposed. Ray Robson, a member of the union volunteer organizing committee, said the work is not over.

“Now, we have to set a date for negotiations (with Trinity management),” Robson said. “That could take up to a year to get done. At least we’re on the right road.”

Robson said some folks were nervous about forming a union at Trinity, but he felt the company would be much stronger with union representation for the employees.

“We want to let the company know that we’re here to work with them,” Robson said. “With the union, we can be much stronger.” He said he felt that Trinity has invested too much in the Newton plant to close it and move elsewhere, and that the company appreciates their employees’ strong work ethic.

Officials at Trinity Structural Towers declined to comment on the recent vote to unionize.