Workers at A.Y. McDonald End Strike

Factory and maintenance workers at Dubuque-based A.Y. McDonald Mfg. Company voted to ratify a collective bargaining agreement Thursday, ending a strike that began last week. A release from the company states that Local Lodge 1238 of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers voted to ratify an agreement reached Wednesday following two additional negotiation sessions held this week. Factory and maintenance workers in Dubuque had gone on strike June 1 after union representation and company officials failed to reach a collective bargaining agreement by a May 31 deadline. A.Y. McDonald CEO Rob McDonald said in the release that company officials were pleased to reach an agreement.