Members of ICWUC Local 591C Forced to Strike
Written by Linda D. Wattley Members of International Chemical Workers Union Local 591C, UA Local 851, IBEW Local 666 and IAM Local 10 went on strike at AdvanSix in Hopewell, Virginia on Friday, April...
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Local 343C Ends Five-Week Strike
Written by Linda D. Wattley On March 30, 2023, Local 343C members voted to accept the new contract with Profusion Industries ending their five-week strike. Most importantly, the contract proposal ends the two-tier system...
A Six and a Half Year Fight Ends with a Contract for Workers at INEOS Pigments
Written by Linda D. Wattley Six and a half years ago former ICWUC President Frank Cyphers and former Organizer, now current President of the ICWUC Lance Heasley met with workers of Cristal in Ashtabula,...
Chemical Workers and Teamsters in Ohio Picket Global Chemical Giant INEOS
Billionaire British Owner Eliminated Workers’ Pensions and Affordable Health Care After Takeover (ASHTABULA, Ohio) – More than 140 workers picketed outside of INEOS Pigments’ titanium dioxide production facility in Ashtabula, Ohio, yesterday, to demand...
Union Veterans Council
The Union Veterans Council seeks to bring together union leaders and union members who are veterans to speak out on veteran’s issues and influence public policy to improve the quality of life for U.S....
Local 436C Member Randy Taylor retires after 50 years of membership!
Randy started at American Cyanamid in 1972. His father got him “a good union job” Starting wage of $3.49 per hour was a fair wage for the era. Randy worked as a Mill Helper...
Local 94C – Merck and Co. Open Training Facility
In a major effort to assure “first time right” quality from the Elkton, VA facility, Merck and Co. and Local 94C ICWUC/UFCW have joined forces and opened a multi-million-dollar Training Facility on the Elkton...
Elementis workers win NLRB election with UNANIMOUS vote!
On June 8 & 9, 2022, twenty-five workers at Elementis Specialties, Inc. in New Martinsville, WV won a NLRB election to join ICWUC Local 566C with a unanimous vote. Quote from Elementis worker Nate...
Support Heaven Hill Distillery workers.
Heaven Hill Distillery jobs have been great for Kentucky – great for the communities that enjoy their quality products and the tourism dollars they bring in, and great for families with generations of Kentucky...
INEOS Workers Join Our Union Family
On August 27, over 140 workers at two INEOS Pigments plants in Ashtabula, Ohio, joined the ICWUC/UFCW and International Brotherhood of Teamsters. INEOS is a global chemical company, and INEOS Pigments is one of...