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Aug 2, 2021 A worker strike in Ashland County has come to an end. According to RichlandSource.com, a 6 week strike is over and 70 employees are back on the job at Custom Hoists in the village of Hayesville. The workers, after agreeing to a new contract, will see an essential worker bonus and lower insurance costs.

Jul 19, 2021 A company in Ashland County is considering hiring replacement workers. Workers at Custom Hoists in Hayesville went on strike more than a month ago on June 14th. The company, shared with RichlandSource.com, its’ last and best offer is well in excess of area wages and hope union members will consider the offer. Custom Hoists says if no deal is reached, they would have no choice but to hire replacement workers.

Employees want higher wages The union employees have demanded higher wages and lower health care premiums, according to a previous Times-Gazette report. The average wage rate for employees is between $19 to $25 an hour. Workers also want to bridge the gap between the "two-tier system" of wages. Tier two employees, generally, are paid a lower wage than tier-one employees who have worked at the company for several years, according to a previous Times-Gazette report.  "This is the second time the...

Custom Hoists threatens to hire replacements for striking workers at Ashland, Ohio plant Management at Custom Hoists is threatening to replace 70 striking workers at its plant in Ashland, Ohio after workers overwhelmingly voted down the company’s latest offer this past Monday. Company officials are demanding that steelworkers vote again on the offer, which was rejected in a 55 to 15 vote. Custom Hoists produces hydraulic cylinders for use in heavy industrial vehicles and machinery. It has an ...

Jul 7, 2021 A new proposal has been submitted for Union Workers in Ashland County that have been on strike since the middle of June. According to RichlandSource.com, workers at Custom Hoists in the village of Hayesville have been on strike since June 14 and recently delivered a new contract proposal. A representative for the union said their intention is to get back to work, as they wait to hear back on the proposal. Reasons for the strike include higher wages, lower insurance costs and better ...

USW proposed agreement with ATI would cut hundreds of jobs After more than three months on strike, the United Steelworkers (USW) has brought back a proposed agreement to 1,300 striking workers at Allegheny Technologies (ATI) in Pennsylvania and four other states. Despite the USW’s proclamations of victory, the contract is a transparent sellout for workers, giving the company everything it wants, including slashing hundreds of jobs. After starving and isolating workers on the picket line for m...

United Steelworkers announces deal with ATI in effort to shut down three-month strike The United Steelworkers union (USW) announced Friday that it reached a tentative agreement with Allegheny Technologies (ATI) to end the three-month strike by 1,300 workers at nine facilities in Pennsylvania and other states. In a July 2 statement, USW officials said the strike would continue until the “ratification process is complete,” with a vote on the new four-year deal being “scheduled as soon as po...

The ruling likely means workers in Pennsylvania and elsewhere will not receive the $900 a week that the United Steelworkers all but promised at the beginning of the strike.

Jun 22, 2021 Negotiations have yet to start in Ashland County, where 70 workers are on strike in the village of Hayesville. Workers went on strike last week at Custom Hoists, who are represented by the United Steelworkers local and want higher wages, lower insurance costs and better working conditions. According to RichlandSource.com, one of the workers said conditions in the shop were made clearer because of wearing masks during the pandemic.