http://www.nydailynews.com/boroughs/queens/2007/07/20/2007-07-20_workers_in_lockout_at_dairy_dispute_over.htmlWorkers in lockout at dairy; dispute over wages, insurance
BY BRENDON BROSH
DAILY NEWS WRITER
Friday, July 20th 2007, 4:00 AM
A labor dispute at the Elmhurst Honeywell Dairy in Jamaica is threatening to spoil New York's milk supply.
More than 170 workers were abruptly locked out of the milk processing plant by management on Sunday morning, labor leaders said.
The company processes 1.5 million gallons of milk a week, nearly 90% of the city's supply.
"There are people who have worked 30 or 40 years here," said Frank Wunderlich, secretary treasurer of Local 584, which represents the workers.
"We were negotiating a contract when Henry Schwartz
locked the men out of the complex," Wunderlich said.
Employees had been working at the plant on an expired contract for nearly two weeks when the lockout began.
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