General Cable's Lincoln union workers strike (RI)

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General Cable Corp., headquartered in Highland Heights, Ky., announced today that Local Union No. 4543 of the United Steelworkers of America (USWA) at its Lincoln plant is on strike.

The company's four-year contract with the union expired at 11:59 p.m. on Saturday, March 12, and was extended for one week as the parties worked toward a new agreement. While progress was made by both parties in arriving at a new agreement, union workers voted by a narrow margin on Sunday, March 20 not to approve the new agreement, according to the company. As a result, the union commenced a strike at the facility effective Monday, March 21. Both parties are continuing to negotiate on a new contract. <snip>

http://www.pbn.com/contentmgr/showdetails.php/id/113622


General Cable workers strike in Rhode Island

About 180 workers at a General Cable Corp. plant in Rhode Island walked off the job today after their union failed to reach a new contract with the company.

General Cable's four-year contract with members of the United Steelworkers of America Local 4543 in Lincoln, R.I., expired March 12 at 11:59 p.m., according to a news release from the company. The contract was extended for one week while the two sides worked on a new agreement. But production and maintenance workers covered by the agreement voted Sunday to reject the contract and go on strike this morning. <snip>

http://louisville.bizjournals.com/louisville/stories/2005/03/21/daily4.html?jst=b_ln_hl


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