Judge removes restraining order after DFA pledges no further closure steps for now

St. Albans dairy plant is temporarily spared from dismantling as a union fight plays out

Dairy Farmers of America agrees not to do anything ‘irreversible’ to the idle dairy processing plant until the company and the union reach an agreement. Read the story on VTDigger here: St. Albans dairy plant is temporarily spared from dismantling as a union fight plays out.

Judge removes restraining order after DFA pledges no further closure steps for now

A judge has now removed that temporary restraining order after DFA agreed in court not to take further steps toward closing the facility while the case continues.

Dairy Co-op Agrees Not to Dismantle St. Albans Creamery

A federal judge on Thursday lifted a temporary restraining order against the nation’s largest dairy cooperative after it agreed to not to take steps to permanently dismantle the St. Albans creamery. U.S. District Judge William K. Sessions III issued a five-day order against Dairy Farmers of America on Monday after the union representing the plant’s workers argued its closure violated their contract and appeared to be in retaliation for a two-wee…

DFA and union go to arbitration; Pause lifted on St. Albans plant closure

BURLINGTON — Lawyers for Teamsters Local 597 union and Dairy Farmers of America left with an agreement after meeting in the federal courtroom of U.S. District Judge William Sessions Thursday afternoon.