IAM Union Members at Toledo's Libbey Glass to Go on Strike as Company Fails to Bargain in Good Faith

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August 22, 2025
IAM Union Members at Toledo’s Libbey Glass to Go on Strike as Company Fails to Bargain in Good Faith
TOLEDO, Ohio, Aug. 22, 2025 – Approximately 84 members of the IAM Union (International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers) Local 1297 (District 54) at Libbey Glass in Toledo are going on strike tonight, Friday, Aug. 22 at 11:59 p.m. ET to protest the company’s unfair labor practices after company leadership failed to bargain in good faith and propose a fair contract offer to its employees.

IAM Local 1297 members at Libbey Glass overwhelmingly rejected the company’s latest contract offer on Aug. 9. Members have cited inadequate pay, mandatory overtime provisions that restrict time with family, stripping the union and members of rights and protections, and rising health insurance costs. The company has since refused to engage in meaningful negotiations or offer an improved contract to IAM Union members.

“IAM Local 1297 members have made tremendous sacrifices for this company after it came out of bankruptcy and liquidation in 2020,” said IAM District 54 President and Directing Business Representative T. Dean Wright, Jr. “These members, their families and this community have been left with no choice but to take to the streets to protest the company’s unfair labor practices, protect the members’ rights and demand fairness, respect and dignity.”

“The entire IAM Union stands united with our Local 1297 members at Libbey Glass,” said IAM Eastern Territory General Vice President David Sullivan. “We are committed to winning a fair contract that reflects the skill, sacrifice and value our members bring to this company every single day.”

The IAM Union (International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers) is one of North America’s largest and most diverse industrial trade unions, representing approximately 600,000 active and retired members in the aerospace, defense, airlines, railroad, transit, healthcare, automotive, and other industries across the United States and Canada.