Libbey had secured tentative agreements with all four of its unions this week, but after the first three union locals voted overwhelmingly to reject the three-year deals, workers moved to the picket lines. The contracts expired Sept. 30.
“We just haven’t come to an agreement, that’s the bottom line,” said Dave Nelson, president of Glass Molders Plastics Local 59. “We’re not asking for much; we’re just asking to be treated fairly. That’s all we’re looking for.”
Workers on the picket line, however, pointed to concerns over mandatory overtime, increases in health-insurance costs, lack of cost-of-living increases, and changes to the process by which the company can set or amend workplace rules. To read the entire article, go here:
