Company Town

Pueblo is never far from their thoughts, though, even when they're more than a thousand miles away. When they return to the steelworkers' hall in Pueblo, they're surrounded by dozens of former co-workers eager to hear about the corporate campaign against Oregon Steel. "People ask us, 'What's the news from the front?'" Jan says. "They tell us they've seen the reports in the newspaper. A one-hour visit to the union hall can last all day.

"We love this city, and we don't want to move. This is our town. How can a company from Oregon try to take our town away from us?"

Brett Amole

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Brett Amole

Road warrior: Howard Pacheco spends most of his time in California fighting his former employer.

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But the Pachecos have vowed to stay with the struggle, and Grandpa Charles's admonition to be true to the union cause is always in the back of their minds.

"This is in our blood; we're steelworkers," says Howard. "That's why this fight is so strong."