ML20100K763
| ML20100K763 | |
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| Site: | LaSalle  |
| Issue date: | 01/29/1996 |
| From: | Oflanagan J AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED |
| To: | Shirley Ann Jackson, The Chairman NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION, ATTN:
COMMISSIONER SHIRLEY JACKSON FROM:
MRS. JOAN O'FLANAGAN, MR. AND MRS. JOHN VAN CLEAVE, MRS..AND MR. PAUL MURARO, MR. AND MRS.
WILLIAM ROSELAND, MRS. MABEL JACKSON
SUBJECT:
NUCLEAR SAFETY, COMMONWEALTH EDISON AND IBEW 15 DATE:
JANUARY 29, 1996 We are responding to a recent newspaper article written by an IBEW AND Commonwealth Edison employee.
Mr. Coffee has brought to the public's attention some very valid and very serious concerns regarding public safety and the labor / company dispute.
We all live in very close prox-imity to the LaSalle Nuclear' Plant, Marseilles, Il.
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are concerned with where Comed's priorities lie.
We are all paying Comed customers.
As paying customers, we demand quality service and public safety.
If unskilled labor were to replace skilled labor, how could nuclear standards be met and exceeded?
If Comed wants to compete in the nuclear market, they had better
, guarantee public safety no matter what the cost.
A high turn over rate in personnel would almost certainly prevail.
It would be very costly to retrain constantly and pay huge fines for nonconformance.
As it is now, their employ-ees are committed to excellence.
It is true, you get what you pay for.
What is a $6/hr. employee going to put out for the company?
You can get that hourly wage anywhere.
' What can and will your institutoin do to ensure a fait-deal for the employees, company, and paying public?
We anxiously await your reply.
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VOICE OF THE PEOPLE
' Result of the ongoing labor dispute' labor at a fraction of the cost.
To the omter:
I am submitting this letter to inform the I am sure that most of you'have read readers of L.a Salle County of impending the recent articles in Chicago and local problems that could arise as a result of newspapers regarding concerns that the the ongoing labor dispute between Comed Nuclear Regulatory Commission has with and IBEW Local 15.
Comed's ability to safely operate and As most in the area are aware, Comed manage it's nuclear plants. In the event owns and operates six muclear generating that the on-going laber dispute results in stations in Northern Illinois. One of these Local 15 members walking off the job in plants is located in Brookfield Township protest, will Comed managers.be able to south of Marseilles. Of the approximately safely run these units?
18,000 Comed employees, IBEW Local In the aftermath of the Chernobyl inci-Union 15 represents about 9,300 persons dent it was discovered that persons who' who are responsible for generating, trans-should have NEVER been at the controls mitting and servicing the customers sup-and making decisions were allowed to do plied by Comed.
so. Will people with no recent practical or '
Since April 1,1995, the 9,300 Local 15 on-the-job experience be allowed to run members have been working without a and maintainComEdplants?
contract as a result of Comed's refusal to Do the readers of this newspaper have a sit down and negotiate in good faith On concern about the safety of their families, Jan.1 (after record profits in 1995), neighbors, and communities? If so, I Comed IMPOSED it's own version of would suggest you write the NRC and ask what it thought was a fair contract. In what they will be doing to protect your dcing so, Comed removed all of the guar-safety! United States Nuclear ikgulatory antees that skilled and experienced work-Commission, Commissioner Shirley ers would operate and maintain it's Jackson,11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, nuclear facilities. In reality, the new con-M D 20852.
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