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Newspaper

Country Today

Location

Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Jun 01, 1983

Page

5

Barron Electric dissidents press for records access and reform

A group calling itself the Barron Electric Members Committee seeks access to co op records on herbicide use and right of way clearing and plans to push for open board meetings, absentee ballots, and floor resolutions at Barron Electric's Friday annual meeting at Barron High School amid a court action planned for Thursday. They argue management limits member involvement and transparency, while the co op defends closed meetings as orderly and democratic.

Barron County Court Co-Op Barron Electric Barron Senior High School Barron Electric Members Committee Barron Electric Board of Director Tric Dan McMeen Shell Lake Co-Op Board of Directors McMeen Barron County Co-Op Board Wisconsin Community Fund Foundation For Progressive Social Change Eau Claire Coop Co-Op Brush

Wilson Foods faces Chapter 11 labor dispute and plant closure fears

Union workers and regional hog and sheep producers weigh the impact of Wilson Foods Corporation’s Chapter 11 filing on 12 Midwest plants. A 40 percent wage cut, contested legal questions, and potential plant moves threaten Albert Lea and South St. Paul markets as Exploratory talks continue in Chicago.

Wilson Foods Corporation Midwest Wilson United Food and Commercial Workers Union Chicago Minnesota Wisconsin Iowa South St. Paul Albert Lea Robert Doughty Oklahoma City Griggy Wilson Food Don Nielson Wilson Plants Austin Minn Hormel Austin, Minn Plant Curt Zimmerman Livestock Marketing Institute Swift & Co Armour

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