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PPG Strongsville Workers Vote to Unionize with ICWUC
On January 14th, workers at the PPG Automotive Refinish facility in Strongsville, Ohio, have voted decisively to unionize with the International Chemical Workers Union Council (ICWUC), marking a major turning point for employees at the…
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Workers at Gaylord Chemical in Tuscaloosa, AL vote to join the ICWUC!
On January 7 & 8, workers at the Gaylord Chemical manufacturing facility in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, have successfully voted to unionize with the International Chemical Workers Union Council (ICWUC). This victory marks a pivotal moment for…
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Local 715C Scores Major Organizing Win at United Cleanup Oak Ridge LLC
On October 30, the members of Local 715C and the Atomic Trades and Labor Council (ATLC) celebrated a significant victory as 88% of the unrepresented Transuranic Waste Processing Center Operators voted in favor of union…
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Lab Workers at Kuraray America Inc. in La Porte, TX vote to join ICWUC Local 900C
On Wednesday, October 9th, 71% of the lab analysts at the Kuraray America Inc. plant in La Porte, Texas, joined ICWUC Local 900C. Kuraray is a global chemical company, and Kuraray America Inc produces specialty…
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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, OH…
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Elementis workers win NLRB election with UNANIMOUS vote!
On June 8 & 9, 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 Frum, “Wow!…
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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 the…
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After long legal fight workers at Sun Chemical in Kankakee, IL vote to join ICWUC Local 498C!
Then Organizer Lance Heasley filed a RC Petition with the NLRB on December 23, for all Maintenance, Shipping/Receiving, Production, and Lab employees at the Sun Chemical Kankakee, IL location. Sun Chemical tried every tactic in…
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Veolia workers vote to join ICWUC 90-7
On Feb. 19, 100 workers at Veolia Environmental Services in Sauget, Ill., voted to join the ICWUC. Terry Ball a 31-year veteran of Veolia wrote
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Once a Chemical Worker, Always a Chemical Worker!
The ICWUC represented workers of Delta Oil Mill in Jonestown, MS until its bankruptcy and closing approximately 5 years ago. The facility reopened approximately 2 years ago under the name Cotton Seed Co-Op. Cotton Seed…
