By comparison, Mercer Forge's proprosals are equal to or better than other recent settlements in the industry. The strikers interviewed took exception to this statement. They cited as two examples Trinity Steel and Meadville Forge. Now the guys on the crew inspect their own forgings on breaks. It's been 80 hours a week of mandatory overtime.
People qualify for welfare making that much.
The future depends on this strike coming to an end. Priester also said that the fact the forge has put a lot of money into capital improvements inside the plant would deter owners from shutting the doors. I find that hard to believe. Despite the workers disgruntlement, all who were interviewed would like to return to work, they said. Mark Frey, Mercer, seconded Priester's comment.