Steel Mills
May 5, 2014
Strike at Allied Tube & Conduit Ended
Written by Sandy Williams
Allied Tube & Conduit and members of USW Local 9777 reached an agreement on a new contract on Sunday, ending a week-long strike.
The contract for USW Local 9777 expired in April 2013 and the company and union officials have been in negotiations for the past year. A compromise over the weekend led to contract acceptance after Allied Tube & Conduit agreed to drop plans to freeze pensions, dictate which jobs employees work, and extend shifts to 10-12 hours. In return, the workers will pay higher out-of-pocket health expenses and job descriptions will be reduced from 68 to 42, adding additional roles for employees.
