Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wis., laid off 156 boilermakers union workers after union machinists went on strike this week at the crane manufacturer’s plant. According to a news report, the boilermakers were told not to report to work next Monday.
The approximately 200 members of machinists’ union rejected a proposed four-year labor contract and went on strike as a result. No further contract talks have been scheduled, although Manitowoc, whose crane division employees 800 people, says a federal mediator will probably be called in.
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