http://lionbrewery.com/home/brewery/home/ Union workers at the Lion Brewery in Wilkes-Barre, PA, have returned to work after a month-long strike.
Members of the International Union of Operating Engineers The International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) is a labor union within the AFL-CIO representing primarily construction workers who work as heavy equipment operators, mechanics, surveyors, and stationary engineers, who maintain heating and other systems in buildings.
Local 367 voted in favor of a deal that will provide annual wage increases of 20 cents an hour, and eliminates a planned health care deductible That which may be taken away or subtracted. In taxation, an item that may be subtracted from gross income or adjusted gross income in determining taxable income (e.g., interest expenses, charitable contributions, certain taxes). . In return, workers have agreed to pay $10 additional per week for health insurance.
Health insurance costs were the primary cause of the dispute, according to according to prep.
The company had sought higher payments for health care, in addition to a $1,000 deductible for single workers and $2,000 for families.
The Lion is one of Pennsylvania's old-line regional breweries This article or section may contain original research or unverified claims.
This article has been tagged since September 2007. , celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. It employs a total of about 135 workers.