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Sherman A1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-16-10 05:32 AM
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Mott's Workers Declare Victory!
Source: AFL-CIO Blog

More than three months after walking out, the 300-plus workers at Mott’s upstate New York applesauce plant declared victory after ratifying a new contract yesterday. The workers will return to work on Monday, Sept. 20, on what would have been the 121st day of the strike

Read more: http://blog.aflcio.org/2010/09/14/striking-workers-decl... /
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Good News indeed!
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Mimosa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-16-10 05:39 AM
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1. Yay!
That's the type of processing they can't move to Mexico because the apples are largely grown in New York State and Michigan.
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ejpoeta Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-16-10 06:02 AM
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2. so glad to hear they didn't give in and got their contract. YAY!!!
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xchrom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-16-10 07:00 AM
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3. Congrats! Nt
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Rochester Donating Member (486 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-16-10 01:17 PM
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4. Glad they're back to work
I hope they were able to wrest at least some concessions out of management and that they didn't just give up and accept the same offer that they'd refused before the strike.
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