Coordinated Bargaining Wins Historic Contracts, Ends Union Busting for Locals 228 and 728

On November 3, 2025, following two months of coordinated bargaining, members of UE Locals 228 and 728 ratified new 11-month agreements. The locals collectively represent more than 850 workers who process visa petitions and provide petitioner support at the Department of State’s National Visa Center in Portsmouth, NH and the Kentucky Consular Center in Williamsburg, KY, respectively. They are sister locations whose members are employed by federal contractor LDRM under the State Department’s Visa Support Services contract.