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:: Thursday, January 29, 2004 ::

Some resentment lingers between union and AK By David Benson
MANSFIELD, OHIO - 'The international helped us out a lot during the lockout and supported us financially, but they left five guys hanging out to dry. It could have been any one of us,' Carroll said.

Local 169 President Ron Davis said although the lockout is over and most union members are back at work, the operation isn't what it used to be.

'(AK Steel) has closed down half the plant, and we've lost half our membership,' he said.

Steelworkers ratify contract at Teck Cominco's Highland Valley copper mine Canadian Press
VANCOUVER - Members of the United Steelworkers have ratified a contract at the Teck Cominco Ltd. Highland Valley copper mine, averting a strike with what the union declared to be "the best union contract in the B.C. mining industry for the last 15 years."

Jobs threatened as steel giant Stelco obtains bankruptcy-court protection By STEVE ERWIN, CP
The United Steelworkers, which represents roughly 75 per cent of Stelco's Ontario workforce, said that attrition rate should be enough to avoid layoffs.

'I'm optimistic that at the end of the day, a restructuring can be done with a lot less people (at Stelco) for sure, but hopefully just through retirements,' said Wayne Fraser, the Steelworkers' Ontario/Atlantic director.

'We don't expect the restructuring plan to put the brunt of this on the backs of our membership or our retirees.'

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