After bravely holding the line for four months, International Association of Machinists (IAM) Union Local 1297 Members who work at Libbey Glass in Toledo, Ohio, have finally secured a fair contract. Two Bargaining Units at Libbey Glass - the other represented by United Steelworkers (USW), walked off the job in August over inadequate wages, mandatory overtime and rising health insurance costs. The new IAM Union contract includes major victories like immediate wage hikes of 14.25%, more paid holidays, no increases for health insurance premium contributions for 2026, retention of premium pay for overtime and more. However, their USW Siblings remain on the picket line as they continue to fight for their own fair agreement. “I am incredibly proud of the Members of IAM Local (1297) and their families,” IAM District 54 President T. Dean Wright, Jr. said. “I also wish to thank my Staff at IAM District (54), as well as the Libbey Shop Committee, who worked tirelessly not only during these past four months of the Strike, but also through the numerous months of negotiations prior to that, in order to safeguard the rights and benefits of our Members at Libbey Glass.”

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