COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho,
Oct. 30, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/
-- The United Steelworkers (USW) today said that on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017, the union will sponsor a
Halloween-themed rally at Hecla
Mining Company's (NYSE: HL) headquarters to support the members of
Local 5114 on strike against unfair labor practices at the
company's Lucky Friday mine in Mullan,
Idaho.
USW members, retirees and their families, as well as activists
and supporters from the labor movement will attend the rally, which
will take place from noon until 2
p.m. at the company's 6500 North Mineral Dr. (W. Hanley St.
at Hwy. 95) headquarters in Coeur D'Alene.
About 250 members of USW Local 5114 have been on strike at Lucky
Friday since March 13, 2017, after
working under the terms of an expired agreement for nearly eleven
months while negotiations proceeded until Hecla management's unfair
labor practices forced the labor dispute.
Elected union leaders, including USW District 12 Director
Bob LaVenture, are scheduled to
speak at the rally, which will also feature the large, inflatable
rat and fat cat that have become symbols of corporate greed during
labor disputes throughout North
America, as well as the return of the mobile billboard known
as the USW's "Truck of Truth."
The USW represents 850,000 men and women employed in metals,
mining, pulp and paper, rubber, chemicals, glass, auto supply and
the energy-producing industries, along with a growing number of
workers in public sector and service occupations.
ATTN ASSIGNMENT/EDITORS: Photo Opportunities,
Interviews
WHO: USW District 12 Director Bob LaVenture; union members and retirees, their
families and supporters; labor leaders and others
WHAT: Rally for a fair contract at Hecla's Lucky
Friday mine
WHEN: 12 noon - 2
p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 31,
2017
WHERE: Hecla Headquarters - 6500 North Mineral Dr.
(W. Hanley St. at Hwy. 95)
Coeur D'Alene, Idaho
More information, contact: Tony Montana – (412)
562-2592; tmontana@usw.org
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SOURCE United Steelworkers (USW)