Wisconsin dairy workers strike for wage raise, health coverage – The Militant
DE PERE, Wis. — Over 30 members of Teamsters Local 662 have been on strike against New Dairy Select Milk here since July 10. The company is demandi...
DE PERE, Wis. — Over 30 members of Teamsters Local 662 have been on strike against New Dairy Select Milk here since July 10. The company is demanding workers take an inferior and more expensive health care plan. On July 24, area building trades unions organized a barbecue on the picket line to show solidarity. Carpenters, ironworkers, laborers union members and staffers cooked bratwurst for the strikers. 'We are making them money and they want us to pay more for health insurance,' Pat Lensmire, who has worked at the plant for 34 years, told the Militant.