Proposed heathcare costs for employees (450) prompts strike

[Omaha Steve]

Source: PE.com

-Leezel Tanglao

RIVERSIDE - Workers from a plant that manufactures frozen Mexican food products went on strike this morning to protest proposed healthcare employee cost increases by the company.

Located on Pleasant Street in Riverside, Windsor Foods produces such items as burritos. The company has been in negotiations with the United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 1167, the union representing about 450 workers at the plant, since April.

The worker's contract expired in May, according to union representatives. More than 150 were walking a picket line this morning.

The company has offered a wage increase but want the workers to pay 15 percent of their healthcare benefits, said Bill Lathrop, union president.

Read more: http://www.pe.com/localnews/inland/stories/PE_News_Local_D_webstrike1.145ed8e.html

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Video Workers at Windsor Foods on strike: http://www.pe.com/video/index.html?nvid=173568

Winsor company link: http://www.windsorfoods.com/index.php

[CreekDog]

1. Fed employees pay 28% of their premiums

Just as an aside.

I think there should be affordable, universal health care.

And for low paid workers, 15% may not be affordable at all.

Remember when we were the greatest nation? I wonder about that now.

[Skittles]

2. and every year

the cost goes up and the benefits go down