Plum Island employs about 200 people, both government workers and union members.

Plum Island employs about 200 people, many of whom are federal government workers, including the scientists and researchers.

Plum Island would collaborate in the foot and mouth disease research, the department said.

Until 1991, all workers on Plum Island were federal employees.

Plum Island doesn't look all that sinister from here, a mile across open water.

A little more than a century ago, the federal government bought Plum Island.

"We're all here today because of the talk Plum Island might be that site."

Plum Island has its own fire department, power plant, water treatment plant and security.

I wondered if we could make it to Plum Island.

But some of the media are trying to connect it to Plum Island.