News From USW: USW Members Strike ASARCO Over Unfair Labor Practices; Workers at Six Locations Begin Pickets in Arizona and Texas.TUCSON, Ariz. -- First graph, sixth line of release should read: employees of ASARCO's Amarillo, Texas “Amarillo” redirects here. For other uses, see Amarillo (disambiguation). Amarillo is the 14th-largest city in the U.S. state of Texas and the seat of Potter County. refinery today (sted employees of ASARCO's Amarillo, Texas smelter today.) Also, third graph, fifth line of release should read: refinery in Amarillo, Texas have voted to go on strike at 12:01 a.m. (sted smelter in Amarillo, Texas have voted to go on strike at 12:01 a.m.) The corrected release reads: NEWS FROM USW USW Und So Weiter (German: and so on) USW Undersea Warfare USW United Steel Workers USW US Wheat Associates USW Ultrasonic Welding USW Ultra Short Wave USW US West Telecommunications (stock symbol) : USW MEMBERS STRIKE ASARCO ASARCO American Smelting and Refining Company OVER UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICES Conduct prohibited by federal law regulating relations between employers, employees, and labor organizations. Before 1935 U.S. labor unions received little protection from the law. ; WORKERS AT SIX LOCATIONS BEGIN PICKETS IN ARIZONA AND TEXAS News From USW: 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. (USW) today announced that members employed at six copper mining, smelting and concentrating facilities owned by ASARCO, Inc. have begun unfair labor practice strikes after votes conducted over the Fourth of July Fourth of July, Independence Day, or July Fourth, U.S. holiday, commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. Celebration of it began during the American Revolution. holiday weekend, concluding with a vote by employees of ASARCO's Amarillo, Texas refinery today. Workers at the Ray Mine in Kearny and the Hayden Concentrator began their unfair labor practice strike at 12:01 a.m. on July 2, 2005 after Union members voted overwhelmingly in support of an unfair labor practice strike. ASARCO employees at the Hayden Smelter Hayden Smelter is a smelter at Hayden, Arizona, owned and operated by ASARCO. It has a 305 metre tall chimney, which is the tallest free-standing structure of Arizona. External links
"ASARCO forced our members into these strikes," said USW District 12 Director Terry Bonds. "We owe it to future generations of ASARCO workers to stand up for what is just." Bonds said that he is proud of USW members for having the courage to fight for fairness and dignity against an employer that is clearly willing to break the law in order to break the solidarity of the Union. "We will not allow ASARCO to take advantage of our members," Bonds said, "and we will continue to hold this company accountable until we feel that justice has been served." |
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