Vermont dairy strike could have been avoided if mediators hadn't been fired, union says

After nearly two weeks of picketing, unionized workers at the Dairy Farmers of America plant in St. Albans City came to a new contract agreement with their employer this week. The length of their ...
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Workers charge ‘BS’ as strike at St. Albans dairy plant heads into second week

Lt. Governor John Rodgers, raised on a dairy farm, appeared on the picket line last weekend and has offered to participate in the union’s negotiations with the Dairy Farmers of America.
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Vt. farms feeling impact of strike at DFA St. Albans plant

Some local farms are now feeling the impact of an ongoing labor strike at a St. Albans dairy processing facility.
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New Suit - Employment

Dairy Farmers of America was hit with an employment discrimination lawsuit on Sept. 5 in Ohio Southern District Court. The action, brought by HKM Employment Attorneys on behalf of a former truck ...

Assistance to farmers, particularly soybean growers, hurting over the loss of export sales to China is on hold during government shutdown

The U.S. government shutdown has resulted in the loss of this month’s Dairy Products report, the U.S. Dairy Trade report, the ...

Farmers caught in Trump’s trade war wait for bailout. But many call it a temporary fix.

This harvest season the trade war with China has added to the farm economy’s woes, as producers deal with lower crop prices ...