TOLEDO, Ohio — Five days have passed since Libbey Glass workers fist took to the streets just outside the north Toledo plant.
Workers overwhelmingly rejected the company’s last contract offer on Aug. 9. Following the strike in 2016, this is the second work stoppage in nine years.
Dozens of workers have continued to march outside of the factory, and union officials confirmed workers are committed to picketing in 6-hour increments – 24 hours a day, 7 days a week – until a contract is in place. Union members are asking for fair wages and lower healthcare costs, among other things…