Vol.64/No.13 April 3, 2000
Unionists hold solidarity ox roast
BY JOHN SARGE
DETROIT-- Unionists here organized a "Solidarity Ox Roast" fund-raising dinner to support steelworkers locked out by AK Steel in Ohio. More than half a dozen members and supporters of United Steelworkers of America (USWA) Local 169 made the three-hour drive from Mansfield, Ohio, to participate in the event, which was sponsored by USWA Local 1299 at Great Lakes Steel.
Some 125 people turned out for an evening of food and discussion on how to win support for ongoing labor battles. Among those attending were members of the United Auto Workers and a sizable group of Detroit newspaper workers, some of whom are still locked out by the city's two daily newspapers in a five-and-a-half-year contract fight.
One focus of discussion was the March 25 demonstration called by USWA Local 169 in Mansfield to protest company union busting. The USWA is sending at least two buses from Michigan. Local 169 members told dinner participants that this rally will draw many more unionists and others than a similar mobilization last November.
John Sarge is a member of the United Auto Workers in Wayne, Michigan.
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