A mistake that may have exposed
several lab workers in Oakland, California, to live anthrax is inflaming an already heated debate over the safety of the nation's rapidly burgeoning biodefense program.
Members of Local 81380, which represents
lab workers at the plant, voted 61 - 0 for the pact, which was spearheaded by closed - door negotiations between the administration of Gov. Andrew Cuomo and officials of Momentive Performance Materials, which is owned by
several hedge funds that include some of the richest men in the U.S.