Truck drivers and gas cylinder fillers for industrial gas company Airgas have gone on strike in Rhode Island, US.
The move is said to follow Airgas’s refusal to consider its worker’s proposals for affordable healthcare and secure retirement during contract negotiations.
The striking Teamsters are members of Local 251 in the US state and supply gases to many of Rhode Island’s hospitals and facilities.
On 9th May, Airgas sent a letter to employees that violates federal labour law, which bans companies from negotiating union contracts directly with workers. In response, Local 251 filed an unfair labour practice charge with the National Labour Relations Board.
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