Production and Maintenance Workers employed at the Gaylord Chemical Manufacturing Facility in Tuscaloosa, Alabama have voted to join the International Chemical Workers Union Council (ICWUC), which is part of the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW).  The Workers, who make chemical compounds used in medical and industrial solvents and food additives, had reached out to the Union.  Their landslide election win is even more exciting in the context of Alabama’s Right-To-Work (for less) Laws and vocally Anti-Union Lawmakers.  “I just want to thank the (ICWUC) for getting behind us and supporting us.  As soon as we reached out to them, they were quick to respond,” one Gaylord Chemical worker said.  Jordan Easley, ICWUC’s National Organizing Coordinator, said: “(Workers) excelled when it came to open support, public support and the numbers reflected that.  They got what they deserve.  Obviously most employers don’t want a Union, but I think (Gaylord Chemical) were stopped in their tracks.  They are reminded that you need Workers more than Workers need you.”

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