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Article: News From USW: Corporate ''Rights'' Vs. Community Responsibility: Striking Steelworkers Oppose Inexperienced Replacement Workers at Sensitive Nuclear Fuel Plant in Tennessee, Supplier for US Navy.
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- September 1, 2006
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PITTSBURGH -- News From USW: Striking workers at the Nuclear Fuel Services (NFS) facility in Erwin, Tennessee remain united and determined to gain a fair union contract despite aggressive and potentially dangerous anti-union actions by management at this 370-worker facility that supplies the US Navy nuclear fleet.
Members of United Steelworkers Local 9-677 have been on strike at the nuclear fuel facility since May 16, 2006, seeking to improve benefits and working conditions and strengthen restrictions on sub-contracting. Union workers are also fending off company demands to eliminate the defined benefit pension plan and replacing it with a 401k savings plan.
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