Steel Mills
May 6, 2014
Allied Tube & Conduit Strike Ended After One Week
Written by Sandy Williams
A week-long strike was ended Sunday when steelworkers and Allied Tube and Conduit reached an agreement on a new contract.
USW Local 9777, who have worked without a contract for the past year, accepted the new contract after Allied Tube and 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 which will increase worker duties.
