Can we now stop reporting on this? The workers have made their choice clear (4 times). Good luck to them.

So how long would a worker have to get paid under a contract they would like to recover the lost wages so far????

Let's look at the positives of this story...There are 1300 workers that will remained employed with a good wage, excellent benefits, and the choice to earn promotions. Don't forget how much better these willing to earn a decent living will feel this Christmas to have this opportunity.

"Those who rejected the contract again believe they've come too far to quit now" Anger is an unpredictable weapon. Ironically, Federal sugar subsidies will keep the host (farmer's cooperative) alive.

WHAT IS THERE LEFT TO SAY?....the union members keep talking about a fight, the fight is over. You lost. there are too many people out there that would love to have your job and benefits. Your employer sets the wages, not you, if you don't like it get another job.

WHAT IS THERE LEFT TO SAY?....the union members keep talking about a fight, the fight is over. You lost. there are too many people out there that would love to have your job and benefits. Your employer sets the wages, not you, if you don't like it get another job.

Evidently these guys don't want to work. The Company needs to withdraw their offer and move forward with the employees currently on staff. Any of the strikers who were to return at this point in time would harbor nothing but ill-will and prove to be a cancer to all their co-workers and management. Enough is enough. There is a consequence to every decision.

The Star Tribune has written many articles on this lock-out. I still don't know why the union is voting the way it is. Would it be too much trouble for a reporter to ask a few workers why they vote the way they do? What are the key sticking points in the contract offer?

American free enterprise. You're free to work for the company, or move on. Enough of the entitlement mentality that is bringing this country down.

Actually, the fight is not over, maybe it is just beginning. If you wish to make a point about fairness do your really believe that Churchill should be invoked.........I don't think so. The community should show some respect for workers that have been LOCKED OUT. Instead of making union bashing statements, perhaps you might ask yourself exactly what kind of corporate mentality locks workers out. I shall help those workers in any way I can and I hope that the good people in the community will do the same.