JAMESTOWN - The weather was cooperative for about two dozen local Alstar EMS employees on Wednesday who held their informational picket in front of UPMC Chautauqua hospital on Foote Ave. The move was an effort to raise awareness about low wages … [Read more...]
Monofrax Employees Go on Strike
FALCONER - More than 130 employees of RHI Monofrax in Falconer have gone on strike, after refusing to accept terms of a new contract with company leadership. On Sunday, organized employees rejected the company's latest offer and with the previous … [Read more...]
Reed Announces DOE Contract with RHI Monofrax
Falconer facility is only U.S. producer of refractory sets FALCONER - Congressman Tom Reed (R-Corning, NY-23) announced Monday a minimum $1.5 million dollar order the Department of Energy (DOE) confirmed it will place with RHI Monofrax. … [Read more...]
Reed Meets with ConAgra Workers
FREDONIA - Congressman Tom Reed (R-Corning, NY-23) was in Chautauqua County earlier this week and made a stop in Fredonia to visit with employees of ConAgra, which announced last month that it was closing down its north county food processing … [Read more...]