The Nation : Hormel Union Spurns Vote

Striking Hormel meatpackers in Austin, Minn., rejected pleas for them to vote a third time on a proposed settlement with the company, and Gov. Rudy Perpich considered whether to return National guardsmen to the plant to protect people who cross picket lines. Meanwhile, officials at Geo. A. Hormel & Co. made plans to open the plant today with a full complement of workers, while the strikers vowed to continue their attempts to close down the plant and others in the Midwest. Members of Local P-9 of the United Good and Commercial Workers union, on strike against Hormel for 5 1/2 months, rejected a plea from Perpich and decided against voting a third time on a federal mediator’s proposal.