We are the United Steelworkers, North America’s largest industrial union. We’re 1.2 million members and retirees strong in the United States, Canada and the Caribbean. We proudly represent men and women who work in nearly every industry there is.
Adam M. Larson was first appointed to the office of Vice-President in May 2020. On May 1, 2021, Adam was re-elected for a second three-year term.
Adam is employed with Central Marine Logistics in the Deck Department aboard the S.S Wilfred Sykes, where he also serves as Ship's Chairman.
Adam began working with Central Marine Logistics in the summer of 2015, sailing aboard both the Sykes and the Block, and has worked in both the Deck and Engine Departments, including time as Conveyorman.
Adam's phone number listed on this page is capable of receiving text messages.
As our negotiations with Libbey continue, management continues to tell us that Libbey’s hourly workers and retirees must accept sacrifices, and that if we don't, the federal court has the authority to impose them.
Your bargaining committee understands better than anyone that if our facilities and our jobs are going to continue to exist beyond the next few months, we need to make changes in our contracts, but management’s demands to date are extreme and are unfair when compared to how they’ve treated others, including management and top executives.
Libbey’s lenders have imposed a timeline on management to achieve certain milestones in the bankruptcy process. This timeline severely inhibits how much we can hope to preserve in terms of jobs, earnings and benefits.
For that reason, our goal continues to be that any sacrifices offered by union members are matched by shared sacrifice from management and other and that their business plan secures just as much for the future of our jobs, earnings and benefits.
We are not fighting to save these facilities for management to turn them over to contractors or for the benefit of the leaders who own the debt we are doing this for our families and communities.
Stay strong and be safe. We’ll keep you updated as we proceed.
In Solidarity – USW/IAM - Libbey Bargaining Committee
On August 6 we held another successful rally at RWA calling on the Authority to respect essential workers, our families and our customers! We were joined by our families, supports and State Senate candidate Jason Bartlett.