IGUA International President Resigns; Interim Leader Named

International Guards Union of America (IGUA) has named Gene Lente its acting president after President Randy Lawson resigned on Monday to work for the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS), Weapons Complex Morning Briefing learned yesterday.“I interviewed and was offered a position with the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service,” Lawson said in an email to Weapons Complex Morning Briefing yesterday. “It was a great opportunity I could not refuse. I have been on the executive board of the IGUA since 1996 and it was time to allow someone else to move forward.” FMCS is an independent arm of the U.S. government that provides arbitration and mediation services to industry, community and government agencies worldwide.

 

Lente steps into the position after serving as vice president of IGUA Region 6, whose portfolio includes Los Alamos National Laboratory, among other locations. He will serve as acting president until the union’s national convention in 2017. “Randy instilled a lot in us, and we’re going to continue on with his beliefs,” Lente said in a phone interview with Weapons Complex Morning Briefing yesterday. Lente commended Lawson for developing strong relationships with the Energy Department and National Nuclear Security Administration, and said he is focused on recruiting, and continuing IGUA’s working relationship with DOE and NNSA. “That’s basically it. And of course, protecting our guys, and being there for them as much as possible,” he said.