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Article: Swiss Valley mulls layoffs
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- Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)
- Article date:
- June 27, 2007
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The ripple effects of a big contract loss could hit the work force
at Swiss Valley Farm's fluid milk plant in Dubuque.
But union and company officials say any cutbacks should be minimal
- if at all.
Talk of layoffs comes just as labor and management at the Dubuque
factory prepare for contract negotiations.
Last week, a Swiss Valley Farms official confirmed the Davenport,
Iowa-based dairy cooperative lost a bidding race for a major milk
contract with Midwest supermarket chain Hy-Vee Inc.
Swiss Valley spokesman Ron Schroder said the co-op recently lost a
lucrative contract to be the private label supplier of white milk to
the retailer. Shoppers will continue to find the Swiss Valley brand
of ...