IS IRONWORKERS 395 WILDCATTING?
Wildcat strikes are not authorized by union management and are illegal strikes.” According to region news reports, Local 395 Business Agent Mike Summers said about 500 workers went on strike after a contract with commercial and industrial contractors expired last Monday. A strike authorization vote had been held two weeks ago for employees on project sites including the Indiana Toll Road and Interstate 80/94. It is still unclear as to whether or how the strike of the Ironworkers Local 395 will affect projects on the Indiana Toll Road and the Borman Expressway as well as others under the watch of the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT).