HOLSTON ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT IN KINGSPORT HAS PAID OUT 2.5 MILLION DOLLARS IN BACK PAY TO NEARLY 300 FORMER AND CURRENT WACKENHUT SECURITY CONTRACT WORKERS. IN 2005, ABOUT 85 EMPLOYEES FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR SEEKING THREE MILLION DOLLARS IN UPAID WAGES. ON NOVEMBER 30TH, THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR RULED IN FAVOR OF THE WORKERS. AS A RESULT, 65 CURRENT EMPLOYEES RECEIVED THEIR CHECKS YESTERDAY AT WORK AND FORMER EMPLOYEES DATING BACK TO 1999 WILL RECEIVE A CHECK IN THE MAIL. BACK PAY FOR INDIVIDUALS RANGE FROM TWO HUNDRED TO 50-THOUSAND DOLLARS.