COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho,
Oct. 26, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The
United Steelworkers (USW) today said that on Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2018, the union will hold a
solidarity 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.
Union members and retirees and their families, as well as
activists and supporters will attend the rally, which will take
place from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m.
outside the company's corporate office at 6500 North Mineral Dr. in
Coeur D'Alene.
Union and community leaders will speak at the rally, which will
also feature the USW's "Truck of Truth" mobile billboard.
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.
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.
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WHO:
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USW members and
retirees, their families and supporters; labor leaders and
others
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WHAT:
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Solidarity rally for
Local 5114 members on strike at Hecla's Lucky Friday
Mine
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WHEN:
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11 a.m. - 1 p.m.,
Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2018
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WHERE:
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Hecla Headquarters -
6500 North Mineral Dr. (W. Hanley St. at Hwy. 95), Coeur D'Alene,
Idaho
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More information, contact: Tony
Montana – (412) 562-2592 or tmontana@usw.org
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