8-K

                 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                       WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                              FORM 8-K

                           CURRENT REPORT

                Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

           Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
                         January 28, 2003


                  Williams Industries, Incorporated
     (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


       Virginia            0-8190            54-0899518
   (State or other       (Commission      (I.R.S. Employer
   jurisdiction of       File Number)    identification No.)
    incorporation)

  8624 J.D. Reading Drive, Manassas, Virginia      20109
   (Address of Principal Executive Offices)      (Zip Code)

         P.O. Box 1770, Manassas, Virginia         20109
 (Mailing Address for Principal Executive Offices)

                         (703) 335-7800
     (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                         NOT APPLICABLE
    (Former names, former addresses and former fiscal year,
                 if changes since last report)




ITEM 5. Other Events.

     The Company is issuing a Press Release (see item 7(c))
announcing the ratification of a labor agreement reached
between its Williams Bridge Company subsidiary and the
United Steelworkers of America, covering the production
workforce at its Bessemer, Alabama steel fabrication facility.


ITEM 7(c) Exhibits.  (99) Press Release Dated January 30, 2003:



                          SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to
be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly
authorized.

                          WILLIAMS INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED


Date: January 29, 2003       /s/ Frank E. Williams, III
                          By: Frank E. Williams, III
                              President and CEO

EX-99

                                      CONTACT:
                                      Marianne V. Pastor
                                        (703) 335-7800

                 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Williams Industries, Inc.
Announces Alabama Union Agreement


     Manassas, VA. --- January 30, 2003 --- Following
months of extensive negotiations, Williams Industries, Inc.
(NASDAQ - WMSI) today announced that its subsidiary, Williams
Bridge Company, has reached a contract with the United
Steelworkers of America for representation of the workforce at
the subsidiary's Bessemer, Alabama manufacturing facility.  The
agreement was ratified by the covered employees on January 28.

     Williams Industries' President and CEO Frank E.
Williams, III, said he was pleased with the employees'
support of the new contract.  "We believe the agreement
will enable the company to continue improving efficiencies
and competitiveness at the Bessemer plant while offering
wages and benefits similar to those offered at the company's
other facilities."

     Williams further stated he was happy to have reached
an equitable resolution of the Bessemer issues and looked
forward to a labor-management partnership with the United
Steelworkers of America that would lead to increased
productivity at the Bessemer plant.   The increased
productivity will benefit not only the employees, but also
the company's customers and shareholders.   The company's
goal, Williams emphasized, is to bring the Bessemer plant's
production levels up to those already existing in the
company's other facilities.

     The subsidiaries of Williams Industries, Inc. provide
a wide range of quality, cost competitive services and
products for the industrial, commercial and institutional
construction markets.   Employees of each of these entities
are eligible for participation in the corporation's extensive
employee benefit plans, including a 401(k) plan, an employee
stock purchase plan, a health care benefits program, a Section
125 plan and educational training.

     Williams Industries is the leading fabricator of welded
steel plate girders for bridges in the Mid-Atlantic and
Southeastern United States. In addition to the Bessemer
plant, Williams Bridge Company has fabrication facilities
in Richmond and Manassas, Virginia.  Governmental expenditures
for highways and bridges have increased significantly since
the passage of the federal Transportation Efficiency Act
(TEA 21) in 1998.

     Williams Bridge Company is the largest of Williams
Industries' subsidiaries, whose comprehensive construction
and manufacturing services include: steel and precast
concrete erection; miscellaneous metals installation; the
fabrication of welded steel plate girders; rolled steel
beams, and light structural and other metal products; the
construction, repair and rehabilitation of bridges; crane
rental, heavy and specialized hauling and rigging.

     This release contains forward-looking statements,
which are subject to risks and uncertainties, that could
cause actual results or events to differ materially from
those expressed in, or implied by, the forward-looking
statements.  These forward-looking statements may include,
among others, statements concerning the Company's revenue
and cost trends, cost reduction strategies and anticipated
outcomes, planned capital expenditures, financing needs and
availability of such financing, and the outlook for future
construction activity in the Company's market areas.  Investors
or other users of forward-looking statements are cautioned
that such statements are not a guarantee of future performance
by the Company and that such forward-looking statements are
subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual
results to differ materially from those expressed in, or
implied by, such statements

     For additional information, please go to the company's
web site "www.wmsi.com" or call the investor relation's
office at (703) 335-7800.