FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
June 12, 2012

KEATING JOINS LOCKED-OUT PILGRIM WORKERS 

Reinforces it's time for Entergy to get back to
the table and get these employees back to work

Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Bill Keating joined Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant’s locked-out employees as they picketed outside the plant.  Expressing his continued support for the workers, Rep Keating said:

There are two central issues of which we cannot lose sight.  First, this lock-out is putting an unnecessary strain on our local families at a time when they can least afford it.  Pilgrim’s hard-working employees, some of whom have worked there for years, depend on their paychecks, and without a regular income, they are struggling with numerous challenges such as trying to find temporary work to pay the bills.  Second, these individuals are experts in a highly specialized field.  They are the men and women we need operating this plant.  It is imperative they are reinstalled in their jobs and I strongly urge Entery to come back to the table immediately to negotiate their contracts.