Article: New Era workers speak about factory hardships

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(The Lantern) (U-WIRE) COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Two New Era Cap Company employees spoke Monday about the continued strike and unfair labor practices at the Derby, N.Y., factory.

Jane Howald, president of the Communication Workers of America local 14177, and Kathy Ketterer, vice president of the CWA local 14177, related stories of injury, harassment and aggravation to a group of nearly 30 student strike supporters.

Howald and Ketterer have both undergone multiple surgeries because of injuries they allegedly suffered from working at the New Era factory.

"New Era claims that we all fake our injuries, but you don't go through repetitive motion surgery for the hell of ...

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