Workers at American Crystal Sugar, who have been locked out for three months, rejected a new contract offer on Tuesday. The offer came after talks last week, the first since August. 90% of the 1,300 workers who voted rejected the contract. The union says that workers want to return to work, but that they are not willing to give up job security. The company says that it changed language in the latest offer around job security, but the union said it did not adequately address concerns. The company is currently using replacement workers, and says that production has not been affected.
See "Crystal Sugar workers reject sweetened contract offer", Mike Hughlett, Minneapolis Star Tribune, November 1, 2011