USW STANDS STRONG ATI LOCKS OUT 2,200 STEELWORKERS

摘要

More than 2,200 USW members at 12 Allegheny Technologies Inc. (ATI) plants in six states are standing strong on picket lines after ATI locked them out of their jobs on Aug. 15. The specialty steelmaker, based in Pittsburgh, initiated the illegal lockout after demanding that USW members vote to approve its last, best and final offer, a proposal that was filled with dozens of language changes, benefit cuts and cost increases that would amount to thousands of dollars a year in concessions for workers and their families.