Atomic Trades and Labor Council


The Atomic Trades and Labor Council is a labor union umbrella organization, affiliated with the Metal Trades Department of the AFL-CIO, that serves as the bargaining unit representing about 2,100 workers employed by U.S. Department of Energy contractors at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
The ATLC was established in 1946 and was certified by the National Labor Relations Board on September 25, 1946, as the bargaining unit for Oak Ridge National Laboratory employees located at the X-10 site. It was certified to represent Y-12 employees in 1951.
The ATLC's members belong to 16 international unions and 17 local unions, including:
ATLC currently has a four-year contract, from April 2009 through April 2013, with UT-Battelle that covers work at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Its current contract with B&W Y-12, covering workers at Y-12, extends through June 22, 2013.