Elementis workers win NLRB election with UNANIMOUS vote!

Local 566C President – Ted Daniels, Local 566C Vice President – Jeff Wright, ICWUC Organizing Coordinator – John Getz, ICWUC President – Lance E. Heasley, and workers from Elementis Specialties, Inc.

On June 8 & 9, 2022, twenty-five workers at Elementis Specialties, Inc. in New Martinsville, WV won a NLRB election to join ICWUC Local 566C with a unanimous vote.

Quote from Elementis worker Nate Frum, “Wow! a unanimous vote! A big thank you to President Heasley and John Getz for helping the employees at Elementis to vote unanimously to join ICWUC Local 566. I also want to thank the members of Local 566 for welcoming us with open arms. They’ve showed us respect and professionalism and made me feel like a brother from the day we met. I’m so proud of the Elementis members for standing together in solidarity. Our first step is complete. Good things are to follow.”