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Strike Enters Ninth Month. A "Day of Solidarity" with striking workers was held on March 16 in Pittsboro. The Chatham County Board of Commissioners passed a resolution supporting the workers. See Sanford Herald story.By Lori Hoyt
We continue our picket line support for the Moncure Plywood strikers, Local 369 of the International Union of Machinists. Members who organized the union over 35 years ago are engaging new owners whose plant managers are trying to divide a strong Black, Latino and White union, push a 60-hour mandatory work week, jack up premium costs for health care, end seniority and other rights the union has long negotiated with previous owners. The company has been fined for safety violations, is facing unfair labor charges for refusing to negotiate and hiring replacement workers. Most recently a noose was hung inside the plant property near the road and strike line. Together, we can help the workers win a just contract, secure union rights and benefits, and let the owners and managers know that the there is no place in our community for the abuses workers at Moncure Plywood are suffering.
See News and Observer article, Moncure Plywood, Strikers Stand GroundContribute to the strike fund. Send checks to IAM Local Lodge W369, P.O. Box 318, Moncure NC 27559. For more information, call L. 369 President Lewis Cameron at 919.770.5836 or VP Allan Moore 919.302.3354.
Call Atlas Holding’s CEO, Tim Fazio at 203.6229138. Atlas owns Moncure Plywood. Urge him to sit down with union leaders and negotiate a just contract.
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