Cascade Steel Security Guard Strikes Picketer with Vehicle

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.usw.org/media_center/releases_advisories?id=0531

April 13, 2012

Union Demands Investigation, Will File Charges

PITTSBURGH – The United Steelworkers (USW) today demanded an investigation of the Cascade Steel security guard who intentionally struck and injured a USW member who was picketing early Thursday morning at Cascade Steel in McMinnville, Ore.

USW International President Leo W. Gerard said that the union will file an additional unfair labor practice charge over the incident against Cascade with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).

“We are shocked and outraged that the driver was merely given a traffic citation, even though the evidence is clear that he struck the USW picketer with his vehicle on purpose,” Gerard said. “We want to know why he was not arrested and taken into custody.”

“A person who deliberately tries to run over another human being deserves much more than a traffic citation,” Gerard said. “Assault or even attempted murder would be more appropriate.”

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[jwirr]

1. We seem to be going backward in everything lately. I had wondered how long it would be before we had

real violence in regards to unions and occupy. And it does not surprise me that the law enforcement would side with the attackers. They did in the "good old days".