Teamsters anticipate strike at Plymouth-based U.S. Foodservice

[Omaha Steve]

Source: Workday Minnesota

By Michael Moore

PLYMOUTH - U.S. Foodservice made its final offer Thursday to 275 members of Teamsters Local 120, but union leaders anticipate workers will vote Sunday to reject the offer and authorize an immediate strike.

Talks between the two sides broke down when U.S. Foodservice insisted Local 120 members pay up to 20 percent of their health care insurance premiums – a steep increase from the previous contract, which expired Thursday.

Not only is U.S. Foodservice demanding its workers pay more for their health insurance, the company wants to gut the insurance plan as well, according to Local 120’s Bryan Rademacher.

“The company’s last, best and final offer included significant cuts to the insurance plan, designed to reflect less coverage than what our members currently have right now,” Rademacher said.


Read more: http://www.workdayminnesota.org/index.php?news_6_4829

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(NOT THAT) Michael Moore edits The Union Advocate, the official publication of the St. Paul Regional Labor Federation.


Teamsters picket US Foodservice

[cstanleytech]

1. Now, I could maybe

(and its only a maybe so save your time and your flames) to cover a legit cost in health coverage but they want to cut the coverage to? Thats utter crap if its true.