PITTSBURGH, Feb. 7, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The United
Steelworkers (USW) today called on Navistar International
Corporation (NYSE: NAV) to negotiate in good faith for a fair
contract to end an ongoing strike by about 85 members of Local 1636
in Joliet, Ill.
Union members have maintained pickets at the plant since
Monday, Feb. 3, 2020, after
overwhelmingly rejecting a contract proposal last week.
USW District 7 Director Mike
Millsap said that members of Local 1636 have earned a fair
contract with improved compensation, benefits and working
conditions, but as Navistar management has proposed it, some
workers will go without pay increases for as long as 12 years.
"Our brothers and sisters have worked and sacrificed for the
sake of the company and to keep their plant operating," Millsap
said. "Volkswagen offered to buy Navistar for close to $3 billion last week, but what's a company worth
without the loyal men and women who built it?"
Millsap said that the union is ready and willing to meet with
Navistar management to conclude bargaining and end the labor
dispute as soon as possible with a fair contract.
The USW represents 850,000 workers in North America employed in many industries that
include metals, rubber, chemicals, paper, oil refining and the
service and public sectors. Visit http://www.usw.org to learn
more.
More information, contact: Tony
Montana – (412) 562-2592 or tmontana@usw.org
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