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LISTEN: Workers Shocked as Medical Coverage Cut Amidst Contract Fallout
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Eric Sorensen
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A labor union filed an unfair labor practice charge against an insulated cable products manufacturer, alleging the company cut off the health care coverage for over 160 employees after the workers rejected a contract offer.
Teamsters Local 986 stated that Okonite, headquartered in New Jersey, terminated the health benefits for workers at the company’s plant in Santa Maria, California, on May 19, one day before a strike began.