Sunday, May 2, 2010

Strike Looming, At West Point, PA? -- UPDATED Status From USW Local No. 10-86


The United Steel Workers Union -- Local No. 10-86 -- has updated its website this afternoon, indicating that if the union's bargaining committee, and Merck's West Point plant management can come to terms by Tuesday, May 4, 2010, a tentatively-scheduled (for the moment) collective bargaining agreement ratification meeting might be held at 6 p.m., E.D.T. that evening -- thus:

. . . .Sunday, 02 May 2010 13:06

A Ratification Meeting Thursday, May 6th, at North Penn High School is tentatively scheduled for 6PM. Members will be allowed in the doors at 5:45PM. The meeting depends upon whether or not the Union and the Company come to terms on a collective bargaining agreement. Any changes will be posted on the website. . . .

On Saturday, it was clear that the two sides were pretty far apart. We'll keep you posted -- but that would make Tuesday a very big news day, for New Merck, as earnings will be out for Q1 2010, before the NYSE opens on Tuesday.

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