Workers At East Dubuque Fertilizer Plant Go On Strike

Nearly 100 members of a local United Auto Workers chapter have gone on strike at an East Dubuque fertilizer plant. The strike at East Dubuque Nitrogen Fertilizers LLC began Wednesday after recent negotiations stalled between company executives and bargaining representatives from UAW Local 1391. The prior contract ended Tuesday, and the strike began Wednesday. The local UAW represents 94 of the plant’s employees, roughly 60% of the plant’s more than 150 employees. East Dubuque Nitrogen Fertilizers opened in 1965. It produces anhydrous ammonia, nitric acid and liquid urea, among other products for agricultural and commercial customers.