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    Vol.63/No.5           February 8, 1999 
 
 
Lenc-Smith Workers Call Rally  

BY HARVEY McARTHUR
CICERO, Illinois - Workers on strike at Lenc-Smith here have called for a support rally outside the annual meeting of company shareholders in downtown Chicago February 3. "We want to educate shareholders and passersby about the things the company is doing to us," said striker Grace Herrada, "and pressure the company before negotiations start again on February 4."

The 150 workers, members of International Union of Electronic Workers Local 1199, have been on strike since July 1, 1998, after rejecting company demands to cut their pay by up to $2 per hour. On January 15, Lenc-Smith bosses declared they were locking out the strikers, rejecting an offer on an unconditional return to work made by union officials. This came after strikers overwhelmingly voted down the company's latest contract proposal in late December.

The February 3 rally will be held at noon in front of the Standard Club, 320 S. Plymouth Court, Chicago.

 
 
 
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