NASA headquarters workers vote to join union

The Washington Post: More than 340 NASA headquarters employees will be eligible to join a union after a vote Wednesday in favor of partnering with the Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers.

The workers are professional support specialists, including budget and policy analysts, administrative personnel and secretaries. The federation’s NASA Headquarters Professional Association (NHPA) will now represent more than 500 NASA workers, including 200 engineers and scientists who were already under its umbrella.

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