Concrete Drivers Go On Strike

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.week.com/news/local/18953899.html

By Gina Ford

Story Published: May 14, 2008 at 5:58 PM CDT

Story Updated: May 14, 2008 at 8:16 PM CDT

The members of Teamsters Local 26 Union are on strike. They say Modahl and Scott ready mix concrete plant is paying them unfair wages.

They have turned off their truck engines and are now taking eight-hour shifts on the picket line.

The drivers say all they want is to earn the same wages and get the same benefits as other Twin Cities drivers.

Striking workers say McLean County Concrete drivers make about one dollar and 50 cents more than the 18 drivers at Modahl and Scot and they allegedly receive healthcare after retirement.

Concrete driver David Schumm says he has worked for the company for 24 years and the wages have never been fair.

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