Overview
- More than 150 union members at plants in Sparta, Richland Center, and Lancaster voted to authorize strikes, according to Teamsters Local 120.
- Workers filed strike notices at all three facilities, including a 10-day notice at Sparta after rejecting Actus’s last, best, and final offer.
- Union officials cite proposed cuts to health care, pensions, picket-line protections, and maintenance-of-standards language as the central issues.
- Foremost finalized a contract with the Teamsters shortly before selling the Sparta protein facility to Actus, which the union says refused to honor key provisions.
- Teamsters leaders say members are prepared to walk out if protections are not restored, and workers at the Foremost plants report concerns about possible future sales.