USW Mould Makers Declare Unfair Labor Practice Strike at Anchor Glass Container

Contact: Wayne Ranick (412) 562-2444, wranick@usw.org

(Pittsburgh) – United Steelworker (USW) members at nine Anchor Glass Container facilities went out on strike at 12:01 a.m. on September 1, charging that the company did not bargain fairly on central issues of the negotiations, including wages, pensions and healthcare. The USW and the company had been bargaining since July 28, 2011.

The strike involves Mould Makers, who are highly skilled and specialized craftsmen in the glass container industry.  Some 140 of them are on strike at the following locations:

Jacksonville, Fla.
Warner Robins, Ga.
Skaopee, Minn,
Salem, N.J.
Elmira Heights, N.Y.
Zanesville, Ohio
Henryetta, Okla.
Lawrenceburg, Ind.
Winchester, Ind.

The USW represents 850,000 members in the United States, Canada and the Caribbean. It is the largest private sector union in North America, representing workers in a wide range of industries including metals, mining, rubber, paper and forestry, glass, oil refining, plus office, technical and service workers in health care, university and public sector.

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