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Monday, January 29, 2007

Pay, pension issues at heart of Metal-Matic strike

Pay, pension issues at heart of Metal-Matic strike
In StarTribune.com Business
Teamsters Local 970 today begins its eighth day of a strike against two Metal-Matic Inc. plants in north Minneapolis. Management has proposed to freeze union members' pensions and award lower pay raises than the union is seeking. Managers said high health care costs prompted the proposed changes. Union officials could not be reached Friday for comment. Metal-Matic, which makes carbon steel tubing for the automotive, appliance and construction industries, has 320 union workers on strike. About 90 salaried workers and managers are running the two factories on 2nd Avenue and Humboldt Avenue N.

 



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