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WSNA nurses turn up heat in support of Davis Wire strikers
KENT (Aug. 16) — What better way to spend the hottest day of the year than turning up the heat on an employer that’s operating under sweatshop-like conditions?
That’s what a group from the Washington State Nurses Association decided on Thursday, spending part of the day in the 93-degree heat showing solidarity on the picket line with striking Davis Wire workers in Kent.
The 85 workers at the company’s Kent facility have been on strike since May 21 after working without a contract since Dec. 1, 2011. Just three days after these workers voted to authorize a strike over dangerous working conditions, the company laid off 27 employees — nearly a third of its unionized workforce. Their union, Teamsters Local 117, contends that the layoffs were retaliatory.
Learn more about the Davis Wire struggle by watching a video clip of their appearance at the WSLC 2012 Convention on Aug. 6 in Wenatchee.
For the latest updates on the Davis Wire strike, visit www.Teamsters117.org.