020126 Sausage Company Workers Stage StrikeJanuary 19, 2002More than a dozen workers at the Dearborn Sausage Co. went on strike Tuesday morning. The workers are represented by the United Food Commercial Workers Local 876, and told Local 4 that they are unhappy about a contract that they are being offered. Workers claim that the company will not offer overtime or holiday pay and that their health insurance is too expensive. A company representative said that production continued despite the walkout, and that it is willing to negotiate with workers. The company said that it wanted to resolve the dispute.
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