To my fellow residents,
I was proud to see so many Union brothers and sisters at the City Council meeting last night. I was moved by their show of respectful protest and solidarity. Often it is difficult to band together, even through a common cause, but seeing all of our City’s Union Locals coming together to express their discontent was impressive.
I was reminded of the recent contract fight that our Local, USW 10-1, went though with our employer, Sunoco, Inc. Our Grievance & Negotiating Committee was confronted at the bargaining table with threats of layoffs (211 proposed in total), wage reductions (by as much as 30%) and various other givebacks in benefits, with an overall reduction in our safety.
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