This week marks the one-year anniversary of when Honeywell Corporation in Metropolis and the United Steelworkers Local 7-669 union came to a head over their contract renewal. The current contract was expired and no settlement was in site. The company refused to allow USW to continue working at the nuclear fuel plant without a new contract. The union called it a lockout. The company called it a work stoppage. The two sides have been locked in a battle of wills ever since.