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.
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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.
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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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