Union workers on strike against Ashland manufacturer

December 17, 2018 3:32 pm Leave a comment

Union workers at a northern Wisconsin manufacturer are on strike.

Union pickets for deal with Minn. firm in Oak Creek

May 1, 2018 3:12 pm Leave a comment

Leroy Miller (left) and Jim Dewar, both members of the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 139, picket outside The Waters of Oak Creek senior-living center on Tuesday. The union decided to protest because it is seeking recognition from the general contractor Frana Companies, of Hopkins, Minn., as the majority representative of the operating engineers working on the project. (Staff photo by Kevin Harnack)

Workers walked off the construction of an apartment complex in Oak Creek on Tuesday after a Milwaukee-area union and out-of-state firm failed to reach a deal on the project's employment terms.

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Badger Foundry workers on strike

September 21, 2012 9:19 am Leave a comment

About 150 workers at a Winona foundry are on strike and are picketing their employer.

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Union workers strike at Caterpillar plant

May 1, 2012 1:45 pm Leave a comment

About 800 union workers who rejected Caterpillar Inc.'s latest contract offer walked off the job Tuesday at a plant in Joliet.

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Striking machinists vote down Manitowoc Co. offer

January 13, 2012 4:21 pm Leave a comment

Striking workers at Manitowoc Co. have voted against the company's latest contract offer.

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Talks resume between Manitowoc Co., strikers

January 11, 2012 10:21 am Leave a comment

Talks between the Manitowoc Co. and its striking union have resumed with a federal mediator.

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Manitowoc Cranes hires strikers’ replacements

December 7, 2011 11:32 am 2 Comments

Manitowoc Cranes has notified its striking machinists that it's hiring replacement workers to meet customer demand.

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Machinists strike at The Manitowoc Co. crane division

November 16, 2011 10:24 am Leave a comment

MANITOWOC, Wis. (AP) — Machinists are walking the picket line at The Manitowoc Co. Nearly 200 members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers walked off the job this week at the company’s crane division after rejecting a ...

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