By Jamie Parker | News Editor
On November 7th, upon arrival to work 60 warehouse workers and truck drivers of Aubuchon Hardware found themselves locked out of their jobs. They were even met by security who told them that they were not allowed on the property.
This situation all started with difficult negotiations between the Teamsters and Aubuchon back in October. Aubuchon wanted to end the employees’ pensions, raise their healthcare costs, as well as included language in the contract that would allow Aubuchon to outsource the distribution centers work. But the employees were represented by Teamsters Local 170, who strongly opposes the contract.