BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) - About 400 workers at the
Pennsylvania plant that makes marshmallow Peeps and other candies are on
strike.
Workers walked out of the Just Born plant in Bethlehem on
Wednesday afternoon. The plant 60 miles north of Philadelphia also makes Mike
and Ike and Hot Tamales candies.
The workers are protesting the company's proposals on
wages, health benefits and switching from a pension plan to a 401(k). Employees
have been working under an expired contract since June.
Members of the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and
Grain Millers International Union Local 6 voted to strike on Sept. 2 after
unanimously rejecting the company's most recent contract offer.
Just Born Vice President Matt Pye tells The Allentown
Morning Call (http://bit.ly/2ccjXR5 ) the company is committed to working with
the union to reach an agreement.
Source: Philly.com
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