BCTGM Members Overwhelmingly Reject American Crystal Contract Offer
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01 Nov BCTGM Members Overwhelmingly Reject American Crystal Contract Offer

Posted at 15:25h in American Crystal Sugar by

BCTGM Local 167G

GRAND FORKS, N.D. – An overwhelming majority of American Crystal Sugar Company’s locked out union workers voted via secret ballot to reject the company’s latest contract proposal.

“Today our members sent a loud and clear message to American Crystal Executives,” said BCTGM Local 167G President John Riskey. “We want to work, but we will not accept a contract that puts our jobs and the entire community at risk.” 

 92% of union members voted and 90% rejected the company’s contract offer.  Riskey said the vote should be a signal for American Crystal executives to return to the bargaining table as soon as possible.

“If company executives are serious about getting us back to work, they should return to the negotiating table immediately with real compromises, not just repackaged versions of a contract that has now been rejected twice,” Riskey added. “It’s time for a contract that benefits workers, the company, growers, and the community.”

Since the beginning of the now-three month long lockout, workers have been calling for a fair contract that ensures job security, predictable and affordable health care, and fairness on the job.

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American Crystal Sugar has processing plants in East Grand Forks, Crookston, and Moorhead, Minn.; Hillsboro and Drayton, N.D.; and packaging and transportation sites in Chaska, Minn. and Mason City, Iowa. Workers at these facilities are represented by BCTGM Locals 167G (Grand Forks, N.D.), 265G (Chaska), 267G (Crookston), 269G (Mason City) and 372G (Hillsboro, N.D.).

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