Chicago Teamsters 743 strike over lost health insurance

August 25, 2009 - Union members working at SK Hand Tools Chicago voted unanimously to strikedue to the companys unilateral withdrawal of the workers health insurance without notice. President Obama is leading a national debate about how to protect hard-working Americans from callous employers like SK Hand Tools, said Teamsters Local 743 president Richard Berg. This French-owned company has left us no choice but to strike for our basic needs, health care, he continued.

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• Teamsters 743
• strike
• health insurance
• SK Hand Tools

[linwooddeaton]

@garyupyours unions own obama quit being a tool.

[billyboi57]

A**holes, healthcare isnt a basic need. If you want it, pay for it yourself.

[joshkm]

More jobs moving to China soon.

[SharpShootist]

Typical fat slob Teamsters. They probably can't afford to pay your insurance premiums anymore because you're all fat thug losers. Hope you all got fired. Unions have no cred anymore because they raped the system. Fat, redneck, thug, losers!

[mrwhit1]

i hope you guys will get back to work soon,i love the tools

[Peacetoyouandyours]

When Unions were strong the economy was strong. The next step is to up the ante. Demo at SKI at Senoir officers homes. Block access to office and shipping and receiving.

[smalljaw]

Republican politicians want to bust unions so every company can do this type of thing, this is why we need health care reform in this country so employers aren't burdened with the costs and workers don't have to worry about employers pulling this kind of nonsense. It's time for a change and the working class americans need to stand by each other and demand the end to free trade to stop corporations going overseas for cheap labor, enough already!

[garyupyours]

Good for the workers to stand up to mgmt. I'am afraid it will do no good.The employers have all the power to do what they want. The only way to change is for the worker class and middle class to rise up aganst the corporations and a new revelution. Thomas jeffersonsaid" The tree of liberty must be fed with the blood of tyrants every few generations. Well the last revelution was in 1776. I say the time is now. Rise up america. Strike at your employers any way you can. Nuff said.