Tootsie Roll Workers Could Strike This Weekend
POSTED: 8:09 pm CST February 10,
2004
CHICAGO -- A long running labor dispute is threatening to shut down production at the Chicago plant that makes Tootsie Rolls.
Workers at Tootsie Toll Industries overwhelmingly rejected a tentative contract agreement and voted to strike this weekend.Union officials said workers, who have been without a contract since September, are unhappy with proposed changes in employee health insurance.Tootsie Roll officials said they expect an agreement to be reached.
Workers at Tootsie Toll Industries overwhelmingly rejected a tentative contract agreement and voted to strike this weekend.Union officials said workers, who have been without a contract since September, are unhappy with proposed changes in employee health insurance.Tootsie Roll officials said they expect an agreement to be reached.
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