Service workers at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Artesia have gone on strike.
It comes after their labor union and a FLETC contractor have been unable to reach a deal on a collective bargaining agreement.
The Roswell Daily Record reports that about 50 maintenance, custodial and groundskeeping workers for the Omni Corp. went on strike Thursday morning.
Operating Engineers Local 953 of Albuquerque represents employees of the Omni Corp., which has a maintenance contract with FLETC in Artesia.
It is one of three residential federal law enforcement training sites in the country, operated by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Omni Corp. is based in Irving, Texas.
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