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Meat packers strike in New York, win union representation and contract |
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Unionists on strike June 24 against Milazzo Wholesale Meat in New York City
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BY DAN FEIN BROOKLYN, New York—Meat workers and truck drivers at Milazzo Wholesale Meat in the Brooklyn Meat Market made gains after a one-day strike June 24. “Our strike won us union recognition with United Food and Commercial Workers Local 342 and a contract with improvements,” said Fernando Lopez, a shop steward and truck driver. This includes overtime pay for more than eight hours of work per day and a pension plan. Front page (for this issue) | Home | Text-version home |