Union gets another shot at Austal

MOBILE, Ala. - A union is getting a third shot to enlist workers at Austal USA's Mobile River shipyard, and an election could come as soon as late July. That's according to a lawyer representing Local 441 of the Sheet Metal Workers International Association. That group has been trying to represent Austal's workforce since 2002. Two previous elections were vacated by federal authorities who found that the company engaged in unfair labor practices with respect to the organizing effort. (Source: Mobile Press-Register, 06/05/11)