But the business didn't close its doors until about three weeks later. Copyright 1997 Tri-City Herald. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. The NLRB ruling upset the union representing maintenance and production workers, who allege the Finley metallurgical company negotiated unfairly, threatened employees and withheld information.
Union representatives say workers plan an appeal.
We're getting into the arena where we would take action against the company in a picket line rather than relying on legal avenues. Lind said the union will appeal the decision because he believes investigators did not interview workers extensively enough. The NLRB enforces federal labor laws. Sandvik management was pleased with the announcement and hopes union representatives can understand the demands of business. Employees also were expected to pay any increased cost in health coverage, Lind said.