LIBBEY STRIKE ENDS

IN NORTHWEST OHIO, THE LONGEST STRIKE IN THE HISTORY OF TOLEDO'S LIBBEY GLASS HAS COME TO AN END AFTER 160 DAYS. 
THE FINAL REMAINING UNION VOTED LATE LAST NIGHT TO RATIFY A NEW CONTRACT WITH THE COMPANY. THIS COMES AFTER ANOTHER STEEL WORKERS UNION REACHED A DEAL SUNDAY NIGHT. BECAUSE OF A NO CROSS AGREEMENT, NEITHER UNION COULD RETURN TO WORK UNTIL BOTH APPROVED CONTRACTS. A UNITED STEEL WORKERS REPRESENTATIVE SAYS THIS WAS THE LONGEST NEGOTIATION IN THE UNION'S HISTORY AND IT ALL CENTERED AROUND PREMIUM PAY FOR WEEKENDS AND HOLIDAYS AND PRESERVING THE UNION'S RIGHT TO STRIKE IN SOLIDARITY. UNION LEADERS SAY WORKERS WILL BEGIN RETURNING TO THE PLANT AS EARLY AS TODAY, WITH ALL MEMBERS BACK ON THE JOB BY MONDAY.