Historic and Innovative Project Labor Agreement Signed for Construction of Calvert...

Historic and Innovative Project Labor Agreement Signed for Construction of
Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Facility

WASHINGTON, June 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- America's Building Trades Unions
today announced the signing of a milestone labor agreement with Bechtel
Construction Company (Bechtel) for Bechtel's portion of the work on the
proposed new nuclear energy facility at the Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Station in
Lusby, Maryland. The project is expected to create 4,000 jobs during the peak
of construction and another 360 permanent jobs once the facility is operating.

The agreement is a modified version of the Building and Construction Trades
Department's National Construction Agreement (NCA) and includes a provision
for the establishment of an on-site training center that will ensure a steady
supply of the skilled craft workers needed for the construction of such a
complex facility.

Further, the agreement includes a provision for an on-site labor relations
coordinator who shall "provide leadership and maintain harmonious relations
among employees, the Unions, the Employers, and the Owners." The coordinator
will also be involved in exploring ways to improve efficiencies and cost
effectiveness.

The Calvert Cliffs 3 project, owned and operated by UniStar (a joint venture
between Constellation Energy and EDF), was selected by the U.S. Department of
Energy as one of four projects to enter the final phase that will result in
the awarding of a portion of the $18.5 billion in loan guarantees for new
nuclear power construction.

The Building and Construction Trades Department, AFL-CIO is an alliance of 13
national and international unions that collectively represent 2.5 million
skilled craft professionals in the United States and Canada

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SOURCE Building and Construction Trades Department, AFL-CIO

Tom Owens of Building and Construction Trades Department, AFL-CIO,
+1-202-756-4623, towens@bctd.org