THE HORMEL STRIKE AT AUSTIN, MINNESOTA

Abstract

In 1984, Local P‐9 of the United Food and Commercial Worker's Union (UFCW) launched a publicity campaign to protest wage cuts at the George A. Hormel Company of Austin, Minnesota. This corporate campaign was followed in August, 1985, by a bitter strike. After P‐9 had been striking for nearly a year, the international officers of the UFCW placed the local P‐9 union in trusteeship, replaced its officers, and negotiated a new labor contract.

Citation

Kuhle, B. and Knox, K. (1992), "THE HORMEL STRIKE AT AUSTIN, MINNESOTA", International Journal of Conflict Management, Vol. 3 No. 1, pp. 45-68. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb022706