Erie Ironworkers Need Dental So Badly, One Pulled His Own Tooth Out at Work
Ironworkers at Erie Strayer have been on strike for ten weeks. They’re fighting for a 3 percent raise, dental, and an end to the company’s draconian attendance policy. Erie offered them a nickel an hour more.
Erie Strayer ironworkers have now been on strike for ten weeks. (Ironworkers Rising / Facebook)
For over a decade, ironworkers at the Erie Strayer Company in Pennsylvania have been pushing for a dental plan, but the company refuses to budge. It was taken off the table during negotiations for the past two five-year contracts, and this year, the company has once again refused the proposal.
How badly do these workers need dental?
“I’ve seen a worker welding with a swollen face and an ice pack. Another guy asked for my needle-nose pliers and pulled his own tooth in front of me,” says Glenn Ybanez, one of the Erie Strayer ironworkers who has now been on strike for ten weeks.
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