In a regulatory filing last week Franklin said it had tendered all of its Esmark shares into the Severstal offer because the USW opposed the Essar bid.
The first blockade ProDESC referred to in its Oct. 4 press release occurred Sept. 26 at La Platosa, which involved members of the USW Union and members of the Ejido.
"Overall, the industry is like the economy - it's limping along, although Goodyear North American Tire is doing much better due in part to work we have done in the past, " USW international vice president Tom Conway said in an email Friday.