Union workers, supporters rally for new ATI contract in Tarentum

Source: WPXI

TARENTUM, Pa. — Demonstrators gathered in Tarentum Thursday evening to rally in support of ATI (Allegheny Technologies Inc.) workers as a strike looms.

Local union leaders said the possibility of a strike or being locked out on the job could still be imminent, and the rally was meant to show solidarity. It’s now been nine days that the 2,500 unionized workers across four states have been without a contract.

“Morale is kind of low right now. Everybody is just waiting, waiting to see what is going to happen,” Al Braden of Local 1138 in West Leecburg said.

Union leaders said the extension doesn’t have an expiration date and is basically day-to-day. At this point, there have been no negotiations between the union and company.

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