ADVISORY/Press Advisory from the United Steelworkers of America: Steelworkers to Rally for Retiree Healthcare, Fair Contract.Business Editors ADVISORY...for April 26 (Saturday Saturday: see week; Sabbath. ) JOHNSTOWN, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 22, 2003 News from USWA USWA United Steelworkers of America USWA United States Wrestling Association USWA United States Windsurfing Association USWA United States Wristwrestling Association : The United Steelworkers United Steelworkers (USW) historic labour union representing workers in steel, aluminum, and other metallurgical industries for much of the 20th century. In the U.S. of America (USWA) has announced that USWA Local 2635 is holding a noon rally this Saturday, April 26 in Johnstown Central Park to call for justice for current and retired employees of Johnstown America and for Bethlehem retirees. Politicians, religious and community representatives and area labor leaders will join hundreds of Steelworkers and other union members. Speakers will include US Congressman John P. Murtha, Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (pĕnsəlvā`nyə), one of the Middle Atlantic states of the United States. It is bordered by New Jersey, across the Delaware River (E), Delaware (SE), Maryland (S), West Virginia (SW), Ohio (W), and Lake Erie and New York House Minority Whip Mike Veon, USWA District 10 Director John DeFazio, President of the Johnstown Regional Central Labor Counsel Ernie Esposito and Johnstown America retiree Jack Sabo. Johnstown America employees, who are working under terms of employment which an administrative law judge administrative law judge n. a professional hearing officer who works for the government to preside over hearings and appeals involving governmental agencies. They are generally experienced in the particular subject matter of the agency involved or of several agencies. of the National Labor Relations Board National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), independent agency of the U.S. government created under the National Labor Relations Act of 1935 (Wagner Act), and amended by the acts of 1947 (Taft-Hartley Labor Act) and 1959 (Landrum-Griffin Act), which affirmed labor's right has found to be illegal, will be joined by Bethlehem retirees, who are calling on the Pennsylvania State Legislature A state legislature may refer to a legislative branch or body of a political subdivision in a federal system. The following legislatures exist in the following political subdivisions: The rally is a show of joint solidarity between Steelworkers at Johnstown America, Steelworker Bethlehem retirees and United Mineworker Bethlehem retirees. Johnstown America purchased the Johnstown, PA railcar facility from Bethlehem in the early 1990's.
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WHO: US Congressman John P. Murtha, Pennsylvania House Minority Whip
Mike Veon, USWA District 10 Director John DeFazio, President of
the Johnstown Regional Central Labor Counsel Ernie Esposito,
Active and retired Johnstown America Corporation and other
Steelworkers and Mineworkers, and religious and community
leaders
WHAT: Rally calling for retiree healthcare and a fair contract at
Johnstown America Corporation.
WHEN: Saturday, April 26, 2003 - Noon
WHERE: Central Park, Johnstown, PA
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