Labor standoff at Pace's Pennsylvania die-casting plants

Written by Nicholas Bell & Stephanie Ritenbaugh

Unionized workers at Pace Industries’ Airo Die Casting facilities in Pennsylvania have walked off the job after a contract negotiation failed to produce an agreement.

Roughly 200 employees, represented by the Laborers’ International Union of North America’s Local 1357, are seeking higher wages and relief from health insurance costs.

Nicholas Bell

Nicholas brings over half a decade of experience covering metals markets, pricing trends, and supply chain dynamics. Prior to joining AMU, he reported on aluminum, high-temperature scrap, and ferro-alloy markets at Argus Media, with additional coverage of minor metals and rare earths. His work has built deep expertise in North American metals pricing and trade flows. A native of Houston, Nicholas holds a bachelor’s degree in Media Production and an MBA with a concentration in Finance, both from the University of Houston.

Stephanie Ritenbaugh

Stephanie is an experienced business journalist, holding a variety of positions for trade publications and newspapers, including covering shale development for Gas Business Briefing/Platts and for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.