Two fierce labor struggles are currently raging in New York's capital district:  a lockout of unionized workers at the Honeywell plant in Green Island and a strike by the unionized workers at the Momentive plant in Waterford.  Each results from the efforts of wealthy and powerful corporations to maximize their substantial profits by forcing concessionary contracts on their employees.  This article, located on pages 5-6 of the newsletter of the Albany chapter of United University Professions, provides the background.