Union Workers at St. Albans Creamery Go on Strike

Union workers at St. Albans Creamery go on strike

The creamery provides milk and cream for the Ben & Jerry's factory, and the union said the work stoppage could negatively impact production and supply nationwide for the ice cream maker.

Workers charge ‘BS’ as strike at St. Albans dairy plant heads into second week

Lt. Governor John Rodgers, raised on a dairy farm, appeared on the picket line last weekend and has offered to participate in the union’s negotiations with the Dairy Farmers of America.

St. Albans dairy strike strikes at heart of national power struggle - Vermont Daily Chronicle

The walkout was targeted at a facility already weakened by legal and environmental troubles, and it employs a sophisticated legal strategy that could have consequences for workers across the country. by Compass Vermont When union workers walked off the job at the Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) plant in St. Albans on September 26, the story seemed familiar: a local contract dispute over wages, hours, and benefits. But the picket signs and public …

Teamsters Strike at DFA Subsidiary

(ST. ALBANS, Vt.) – More than 60 workers at St. Albans Creamery, a subsidiary of Dairy Farmers of America (DFA), are on strike as the company refuses to address ongoing issues with management and bargain in good faith. Members of Teamsters Local 597 are taking action to demand fair wages, safer working conditions, and an end to forced overtime. “St. Albans Creamery workers have been pushed to the edge by the company’s refusal to treat them with …