We win one, we all win. Bill Burga, president of the Ohio AFL-CIO announced the formation of a legal defense fund and called for donations from all unions. Sherrod Brown and Ted Strickland addressed the rally.
Workers fight for justice on one side and corporate interests are on the other side.
Buses, vans, and car caravans brought 6,000 workers, families, and supporters to the rally, according to union estimates. Dave McCall, director of Ohio District 1, listed the demands and conditions the company is trying to impose on Local 169 members and lashed out at the charges of violence being lodged against the Mansfield local and his members. Women of Steel organizations from around the state spoke and donated money they had raised. Fire emphasized that Deb's statement is more true today that ever. The United Steelworkers will not run in the face of evil.