Workers at a vessel fueling facility in Unalaska, approved unionizing last week after months of controversy over work conditions and allegations of abuse.

Jon Brier, international organizer of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union said the vote held last Thursday and the majority of eligible Delta Western employees voted in favor of the action to join the Inlandboatmen’s Union of the Pacific (IBU), which is the marine division of the ILWU.

The vote may be contested, however, a KUCB report by Lauren Rosenthal said. And negotiations may take as long as a year, the story said.

“This is a huge victory for us,” said Leo Dacio, a Delta Western employee. “We are really excited that we stood up for our rights and our families as we built our strength to confront serious issues on the job together.”

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