As Winter Hits, Ironworkers Escalate Key Erie Labor Fight

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ERIE, PA. – As a freezing gust of wind and snow hits the side of the “strike tent” on the picket line outside of Erie Strayer, a small crew of ironworkers emerges from the heated confines of the tent.

Navigating slick icy patches of mud, they pack into an SUV to go picket at the home of 36-year old Strayer CEO Kyle Strayer.

Twenty-eight ironworkers are still on strike at Strayer and working the picket line in three shifts. But with those 28 at the picket line, the union could only spare four union members to head to Strayer’s house to picket.

Still, the workers are determined to make a statement.

The four workers arrive and take picket signs outside Strayer’s affluent suburban home. Strayer’s neighbors emerge from their home on other sides of cul de sac to watch. The neighbors watch as the burly ironworkers clad in heavy winter jackets, galoshes, and orange ironworkers sweatshirts, march outside Strayer’s home.

“We are escalating things up,” says Tracy Cutright, Ironworkers Local 851 Vice President, holding up a sign outside of Strayer’s home that reads, ‘Kyle, Santa knows, who is naughty and nice.’ ”

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