JANUARY 14, 2022 — COMPANY REVERSES POSITION ON LAYOFFS
The 75 bar and wire department employees who received layoff notices are being told they could return to their jobs once the strike is over and would not be laid off. No further explanation was given for the company’s sudden reversal making it appear to be a ploy to force negotiations as the strike moved beyond 3 months.
JANUARY 13, 2022 — Original post…
New Hartford, New York-based Special Metals Corporation, a supplier of specialty metals and refractory alloys, has announced the planned discontinuation of small rod and wire operations at its Huntington facility in Huntington, West Virginia.
The discontinuation of operations will impact 75 employees and is scheduled to occur on February 7, 2022.
The union representing plant employees has been bargaining with the company over such issues as safety, length of time for temporary job assignments, vacation time, and health care, since October 2021. A federal mediator is assisting with the negotiations.
It is unknown if this is a negotiating ploy or the impacted employees will be included in the negotiations to save their jobs.
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