11/14/2006 Machinists union negotiators in Middletown, Ohio are set to return to the bargaining table with AK Steel on November 16 th. Union members at AK Steel have been locked out by the steelmaker since February 28. Members have twice rejected company offers over contracting out and return to work issues.
Workers in Middletown had their own independent union, the Armco Employees Independent Federation (AEIF), from 1943 until members voted in July to affiliate with the IAM.