21 WFMJ archives / September 19, 1980 | Members of USW Local 3523 in Warren, including this unidentified picket, walked out at Thomas Steel Strip Co. 45 years ago over employees not receiving incentive raises that they said were in their contract.  Five years later, the union was on strike again, staying out for six weeks, until they got a new three-year contract on Sept. 19, 1985,

September 19

2000: Ameritech, Ohio's largest local phone company, is fast-tracking training for hundreds of newly hired technicians in an effort to avoid a threat of $122 million in fines from the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio. 

Glenn R. Jones, a 1948 graduate of Hickory High School, had promised to help put a state-of-the-art library in Hickory High, and his company, Jones International, has pledged $500,000.

Hubbard City Council approves running utility service to Deer Creek Golf Course if the course is annexed to the city. 

 

1985: Liberty officials praise plans for an $8.8 million convention center addition to the 153-room Holiday Inn. 

Members of USW Local 3523 vote 244-102 to accept a new three-year contract at Thomas Steel Strip Co. that will end a six-week strike with a wage freeze and a profit-sharing plan, but no concessions. 

Youngstown City Council approves a partial tax abatement for a $1.4 million downtown office building that will house Mosure & Syrakis Ltd.

 

1975: More than 20,000 hourly paid General Motors employees in the Mahoning Valley will get pay raises ranging from $4.80 to $10.40 for a 40-hour week. The average GM hourly rate will be $6.67.

Carl Lupi, Trumbull County treasurer for 16 months, will voluntarily leave office Jan. 31, ending a political career that was as tumultuous as it was short-lived. 

 

1950: Youngstown City Council passes an ordinance providing a fair employment practice commission to serve as a clearing house for complaints of unfair employment practices. 

Warren Fourth Ward Councilman John Lewis demands the resignation of Police Chief William E. Johnson, who pleaded guilty in Bay City, Mich., to a charge of intoxication.