In a close vote on July 23 rd , the workers chose to organize by a 53 to 50 margin. District 4 reports two more recent wins. District 1 also won a July 23 rd vote at AluChem in Reading, Ohio. Following on the heels of an April victory at AluChem in Jackson, the combined victories total 100 workers. After petitioning for an election in January 1999 and months of red tape, the 128 workers at North Manchester Foundry in North Manchester, IN voted to join District 7 .
Security guards continue organizing in Canada.
District 6 started July bringing 130 more security guards into the union throughout Labrador and Newfoundland. Workers at Armstrong Industries in Marietta, PA won a huge victory in June. Hard work by District 10 organizers enabled us to build a large, active in- plant organizing committee and win the campaign. Parent company FMC negotiated recognition after buying its formly non-union competitor. At Lam Associates in Sterling, Virginia, District 8 organized 71 workers into the union on June 1st.